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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 2002?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 2002, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°20' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°26'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2002	Feb 18, 2002 into Pisces
Moon	2°00'29" Libra	Direct	Feb 1, 2002	Feb 3, 2002 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°08'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	16°45'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Feb 12, 2002 into Pisces
Mars	9°50'21" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 2002	Mar 1, 2002 into Taurus
Jupiter	6°54'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°04'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°06'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°36'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°00'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°41'37" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 1, 2002

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 08:44 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Feb 1, 16:54 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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