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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1905?

Quick Answer

On September 5, 1905, the Sun was in Virgo (12°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°14'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1905	Sep 23, 1905 into Libra
Moon	3°29'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 5, 1905	Sep 7, 1905 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°16'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1905	Oct 1, 1905 into Libra
Venus	4°15'45" Leo	Direct	Sep 1, 1905	Sep 27, 1905 into Virgo
Mars	8°35'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1905	Oct 8, 1905 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°49'51" Gemini	Direct	Jul 21, 1905	Dec 4, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	28°32'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	0°15'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°00'24" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°41'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°21'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 5, 1905

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 06:03 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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