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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 2012?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 2012, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°57' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°05'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2012	Feb 19, 2012 into Pisces
Moon	29°13'10" Cancer	Direct	Feb 4, 2012	Feb 6, 2012 into Leo
Mercury	16°26'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 27, 2012	Feb 14, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	27°56'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2012	Feb 8, 2012 into Aries
Mars	21°55'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	3°19'37" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°30'23" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°01'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°06'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°32'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°02'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 6, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 13:23 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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