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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1971?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1971, the Sun was in Pisces (7°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 26, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°08' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°14'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1971	Mar 21, 1971 into Aries
Moon	22°44'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 25, 1971	Feb 26, 1971 into Aries
Mercury	0°17'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 26, 1971	Mar 14, 1971 into Aries
Venus	23°31'21" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1971	Mar 4, 1971 into Aquarius
Mars	21°29'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1971	Mar 12, 1971 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°29'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°09'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°53'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°03'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°55'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°57'56" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 26, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 07:56 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 26, 23:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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