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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1909?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1909, the Sun was in Pisces (14°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°39' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°17'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1909	Mar 21, 1909 into Aries
Moon	26°37'43" Leo	Direct	Mar 3, 1909	Mar 5, 1909 into Virgo
Mercury	17°18'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	0°30'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1909	Mar 29, 1909 into Aries
Mars	6°18'42" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 24, 1909	Apr 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°57'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	9°29'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	19°59'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°25'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°48'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°44'04" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 5, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 02:11 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 5, 15:16 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 5, 18:47 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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