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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1909?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1909, the Sun was in Aries (13°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°26' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°05'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1909	Apr 20, 1909 into Taurus
Moon	17°22'17" Virgo	Direct	Apr 2, 1909	Apr 4, 1909 into Libra
Mercury	25°33'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1909	Apr 6, 1909 into Aries
Venus	6°33'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1909	Apr 22, 1909 into Taurus
Mars	25°45'25" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 24, 1909	Apr 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°43'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	13°03'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	20°51'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°19'47" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°55'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	20°11'56" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 3, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 11:08 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Apr 3, 16:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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