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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 2001?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 2001, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°59' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°43' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°45'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2001	Feb 18, 2001 into Pisces
Moon	7°19'13" Cancer	Direct	Feb 5, 2001	Feb 7, 2001 into Leo
Mercury	0°30'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 1, 2001	Feb 6, 2001 into Aquarius
Venus	2°17'09" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	25°01'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Feb 14, 2001 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°23'59" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	24°11'14" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	20°34'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°39'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°49'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°48'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 5, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 00:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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