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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (9°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. The Sun squared Neptune. Low energy and mixed signals. Read anything important twice before signing.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°31'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	23°41'46" Taurus	Direct	Feb 26, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	2°00'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	29°57'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	0°35'40" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°07'11" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°46'53" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°26'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°34'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°09'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°49'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 28, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 13:18 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Low energy and mixed signals. Read anything important twice before signing.
Feb 28, 14:16 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 28, 23:10 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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