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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 2003?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 2003, the Sun was in Pisces (4°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°52' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°49' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°26'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2003	Mar 21, 2003 into Aries
Moon	1°53'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 23, 2003	Feb 25, 2003 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°45'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2003	Mar 5, 2003 into Pisces
Venus	21°45'35" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 4, 2003	Mar 2, 2003 into Aquarius
Mars	24°00'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 17, 2003	Mar 4, 2003 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°26'33" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	22°08'16" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	29°07'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	11°32'32" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°44'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°12'02" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 23, 2003

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 08:45 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 23, 16:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	4°39' Sagittarius

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