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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1908?

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On October 12, 1908, the Sun was in Libra (18°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°36' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°45'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1908	Oct 23, 1908 into Scorpio
Moon	23°46'46" Taurus	Direct	Oct 10, 1908	Oct 12, 1908 into Gemini
Mercury	12°28'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1908	Nov 1, 1908 into Libra
Venus	4°42'07" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1908	Nov 3, 1908 into Libra
Mars	1°26'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1908	Nov 25, 1908 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°02'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	5°47'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°06'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°05'59" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°47'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°21'35" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 12, 1908

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 22:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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