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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1979?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1979, the Sun was in Pisces (9°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°18'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1979	Mar 21, 1979 into Aries
Moon	4°20'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 28, 1979	Mar 2, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	24°45'12" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1979	Mar 3, 1979 into Aries
Venus	26°15'14" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1979	Mar 3, 1979 into Aquarius
Mars	0°30'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1979	Apr 7, 1979 into Aries
Jupiter	0°02'11" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	10°38'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°59'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°20'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°49'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°07'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on February 28, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 04:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 28, 23:05 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

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