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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 1928?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 1928, the Sun was in Pisces (9°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°40'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1928	Mar 20, 1928 into Aries
Moon	27°06'42" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1928	Feb 29, 1928 into Cancer
Mercury	29°46'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 29, 1928	Mar 18, 1928 into Pisces
Venus	8°21'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 22, 1928	Mar 18, 1928 into Pisces
Mars	0°55'51" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1928	Apr 7, 1928 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°44'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	18°28'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°01'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	27°29'09" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°08'35" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°29'58" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 29, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 05:59 UTC	Mercury re-enters Aquarius (retrograde)	Leaves Pisces
Feb 29, 17:04 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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