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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1909?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1909, the Sun was in Libra (11°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°35'50" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1909	Oct 24, 1909 into Scorpio
Moon	2°07'50" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1909	Oct 7, 1909 into Leo
Mercury	25°55'41" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1909	Nov 7, 1909 into Scorpio
Venus	21°54'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1909	Oct 12, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°44'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 26, 1909	Nov 20, 1909 into Aries
Jupiter	28°37'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	20°24'46" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°08'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°15'39" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°53'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°24'08" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 5, 1909

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 08:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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