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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1918?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1918, the Sun was in Libra (7°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°29'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1918	Oct 24, 1918 into Scorpio
Moon	27°35'21" Leo	Direct	Sep 29, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	26°39'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	23°52'36" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1918	Oct 6, 1918 into Libra
Mars	0°07'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 1, 1918	Nov 11, 1918 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°05'29" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	24°12'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	24°14'06" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°50'46" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°38'38" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°33'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 1, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 07:40 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 1, 16:45 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 1, 16:52 UTC	Saturn opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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