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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1909?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1909, the Sun was in Libra (9°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°37'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1909	Oct 24, 1909 into Scorpio
Moon	4°42'47" Gemini	Direct	Oct 3, 1909	Oct 5, 1909 into Cancer
Mercury	26°58'10" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1909	Nov 7, 1909 into Scorpio
Venus	19°33'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1909	Oct 12, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°13'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 26, 1909	Nov 20, 1909 into Aries
Jupiter	28°11'47" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	20°34'04" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°07'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°14'23" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°53'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°30'30" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 3, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 04:03 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 3, 05:29 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Oct 3, 13:37 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Oct 3, 16:49 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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