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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1953?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (9°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°34' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°22' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°36'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	6°28'11" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	27°33'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Aries
Venus	22°43'46" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	15°23'18" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°35'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°49'40" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°39'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°33'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°38'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°58'41" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 28, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 18:59 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	9°54' Virgo

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