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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1926?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1926, the Sun was in Libra (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°30'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1926	Oct 24, 1926 into Scorpio
Moon	2°03'40" Virgo	Direct	Oct 3, 1926	Oct 5, 1926 into Libra
Mercury	19°51'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1926	Oct 9, 1926 into Scorpio
Venus	27°02'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 11, 1926	Oct 5, 1926 into Libra
Mars	19°19'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°30'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	23°10'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°58'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°06'22" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°54'19" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°43'04" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 3, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 07:48 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 3, 10:47 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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