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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 2011?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 2011, the Sun was in Pisces (2°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Aquarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Mars met Neptune in Aquarius. Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°24' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°13' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°30'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2011	Mar 20, 2011 into Aries
Moon	16°52'08" Libra	Direct	Feb 20, 2011	Feb 22, 2011 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°20'00" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 2011	Feb 21, 2011 into Pisces
Venus	19°52'59" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 4, 2011	Mar 2, 2011 into Aquarius
Mars	28°46'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 2011	Feb 23, 2011 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°03'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	16°37'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°58'54" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	28°32'31" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	6°56'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°34'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 21, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 01:11 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Feb 21, 04:25 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Drive goes soft or sideways. Better for compassionate action than for a fight.
Feb 21, 20:53 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on February 21, 2011?

Mercury, Mars and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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