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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 2001?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 2001, the Sun was in Pisces (4°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°36' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°56'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2001	Mar 20, 2001 into Aries
Moon	6°36'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 22, 2001	Feb 25, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	15°40'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 2001	Mar 17, 2001 into Pisces
Venus	14°20'01" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	4°27'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°35'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	24°52'03" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	21°37'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°18'23" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°08'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°51'25" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 23, 2001

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 08:21 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	4°47' Pisces

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