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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1976?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1976, the Sun was in Pisces (2°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°44' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°59'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 20, 1976 into Aries
Moon	4°57'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 22, 1976	Feb 24, 1976 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°24'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1976	Mar 9, 1976 into Pisces
Venus	3°26'44" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 15, 1976 into Pisces
Mars	20°25'46" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°55'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	27°04'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°04'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°49'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°17'33" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°29'02" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on February 22, 1976

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 22, 03:18 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 22, 05:38 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Feb 22, 08:16 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	2°50' Sagittarius

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