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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1996?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1996, the Sun was in Pisces (9°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°11'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1996	Mar 20, 1996 into Aries
Moon	3°52'10" Cancer	Direct	Feb 28, 1996	Mar 1, 1996 into Leo
Mercury	17°39'55" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 7, 1996 into Pisces
Venus	22°34'20" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1996	Mar 6, 1996 into Taurus
Mars	10°16'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	11°29'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	25°13'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	2°39'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°46'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°06'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°20'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 28, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 04:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on February 28, 1996?

The Sun, Mars and Saturn were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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