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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1908?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1908, the Sun was in Libra (9°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°52'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1908	Oct 23, 1908 into Scorpio
Moon	12°56'22" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 2, 1908	Oct 4, 1908 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°14'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1908	Nov 1, 1908 into Libra
Venus	24°48'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1908	Oct 8, 1908 into Virgo
Mars	25°40'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Oct 10, 1908 into Libra
Jupiter	4°19'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	6°29'10" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	12°59'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°02'07" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°50'20" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°50'11" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 3, 1908

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 06:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	9°38' Capricorn
Oct 3, 18:22 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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