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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1908?

Quick Answer

On September 5, 1908, the Sun was in Virgo (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°05' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°29'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1908	Sep 23, 1908 into Libra
Moon	3°04'48" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 5, 1908	Sep 7, 1908 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°16'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1908	Sep 7, 1908 into Libra
Venus	26°53'23" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	7°46'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Oct 10, 1908 into Libra
Jupiter	28°31'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	8°34'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°03'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°33'42" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°46'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	1°19'09" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 5, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 04:44 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 5, 06:40 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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