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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1908?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1908, the Sun was in Virgo (10°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°31' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°33'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1908	Sep 23, 1908 into Libra
Moon	6°03'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 3, 1908	Sep 5, 1908 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°53'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1908	Sep 7, 1908 into Libra
Venus	25°08'09" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	6°30'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Oct 10, 1908 into Libra
Jupiter	28°05'33" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	8°42'22" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°04'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°30'49" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°45'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	1°25'30" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 3, 1908

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 00:51 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 3, 20:51 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	10°55' Sagittarius

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