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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1947?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (9°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°36' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°35' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°03'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	10°34'56" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1947	Mar 1, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	23°06'06" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	24°36'52" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Mar 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	26°41'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°15'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°59'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°45'03" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°13'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°35'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°03'10" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 28, 1947

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 09:12 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	8°57' Gemini

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