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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1917?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1917, the Sun was in Pisces (9°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°20'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1917	Mar 21, 1917 into Aries
Moon	7°04'52" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1917	Mar 2, 1917 into Cancer
Mercury	17°28'00" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1917	Mar 8, 1917 into Pisces
Venus	24°57'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 8, 1917	Mar 4, 1917 into Pisces
Mars	9°25'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	2°44'02" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	24°14'49" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	20°48'45" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°35'16" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°23'00" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°16'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 28, 1917

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 16:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	9°32' Gemini
Feb 28, 21:10 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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