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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1990?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 1990, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°26'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1990	Feb 18, 1990 into Pisces
Moon	6°06'34" Cancer	Direct	Feb 6, 1990	Feb 8, 1990 into Leo
Mercury	22°52'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	20°59'48" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 16, 1990	Mar 3, 1990 into Aquarius
Mars	5°42'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1990	Mar 11, 1990 into Aquarius
Jupiter	1°21'48" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	19°50'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°48'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°20'31" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°44'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°31'31" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 6, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 01:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Feb 6, 19:09 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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