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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 1976?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 1976, the Sun was in Pisces (10°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°48' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°02'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 20, 1976 into Aries
Moon	4°44'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 29, 1976	Mar 2, 1976 into Aries
Mercury	16°35'50" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1976	Mar 9, 1976 into Pisces
Venus	12°04'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 15, 1976 into Pisces
Mars	22°46'46" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°19'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	26°41'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°59'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°54'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°08'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°06'47" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on February 29, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 02:41 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 29, 23:25 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	10°31' Pisces

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