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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 2005?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 2005, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°17' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°55'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2005	Feb 18, 2005 into Pisces
Moon	3°24'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 16, 2005	Feb 18, 2005 into Cancer
Mercury	29°33'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 2005	Feb 16, 2005 into Pisces
Venus	17°20'06" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 2, 2005	Feb 26, 2005 into Pisces
Mars	6°53'25" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 2005	Mar 20, 2005 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°31'58" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°24'10" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°15'01" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°33'29" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°06'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°51'44" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 16, 2005

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 00:16 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	27°25' Taurus
Feb 16, 05:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 16, 17:46 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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