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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1912?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1912, the Sun was in Libra (9°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°07' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°53'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1912	Oct 23, 1912 into Scorpio
Moon	5°07'40" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1912	Oct 5, 1912 into Leo
Mercury	9°18'09" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1912	Oct 15, 1912 into Scorpio
Venus	3°52'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1912	Oct 24, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°10'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1912	Oct 18, 1912 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°53'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°51'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	29°31'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Sep 4, 1912	Nov 12, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	25°49'53" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°04'20" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1912	Oct 20, 1912 into Gemini
North Node	12°28'15" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 3, 1912

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 03:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 3, 20:48 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	10°15' Cancer

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