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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1912?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1912, the Sun was in Libra (10°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°52'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1912	Oct 23, 1912 into Scorpio
Moon	19°11'51" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1912	Oct 5, 1912 into Leo
Mercury	11°03'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1912	Oct 15, 1912 into Scorpio
Venus	5°06'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1912	Oct 24, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°50'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1912	Oct 18, 1912 into Scorpio
Jupiter	11°03'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°49'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	29°31'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Sep 4, 1912	Nov 12, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	25°50'44" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°04'16" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1912	Oct 20, 1912 into Gemini
North Node	12°25'04" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 4, 1912

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 06:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Oct 4, 12:00 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 4, 17:07 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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