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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1951?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1951, the Sun was in Pisces (9°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°05'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Aries
Moon	3°03'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1951	Mar 2, 1951 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°55'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1951	Feb 28, 1951 into Pisces
Venus	4°21'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Taurus
Mars	28°54'09" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1951	Mar 1, 1951 into Aries
Jupiter	17°36'58" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	0°30'41" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	5°29'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°08'25" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°10'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°41'14" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 28, 1951

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 06:49 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 28, 13:03 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 28, 23:00 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	9°33' Sagittarius

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