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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1971?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1971, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°09'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1971	Feb 19, 1971 into Pisces
Moon	4°20'57" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 16, 1971	Feb 18, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°23'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 7, 1971	Feb 26, 1971 into Pisces
Venus	12°06'28" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1971	Mar 4, 1971 into Aquarius
Mars	15°17'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1971	Mar 12, 1971 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°36'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°31'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°10'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°59'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°09'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°29'42" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 16, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 03:21 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Feb 16, 08:52 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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