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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1920?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1920, the Sun was in Libra (11°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°07' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°56'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1920	Oct 23, 1920 into Scorpio
Moon	18°03'01" Cancer	Direct	Oct 4, 1920	Oct 6, 1920 into Leo
Mercury	0°09'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 1920	Oct 30, 1920 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°59'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1920	Oct 24, 1920 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°38'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 4, 1920	Oct 18, 1920 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°16'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	18°24'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	2°17'23" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	13°16'49" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°54'55" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°38'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on October 5, 1920

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 00:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	11°29' Cancer
Oct 5, 09:26 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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