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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 2012?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (2°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°34' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°27' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°15'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2012	Mar 20, 2012 into Aries
Moon	27°02'26" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 19, 2012	Feb 21, 2012 into Pisces
Mercury	13°40'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 2012	Mar 2, 2012 into Aries
Venus	15°25'14" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 2012	Mar 5, 2012 into Taurus
Mars	17°56'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	5°33'34" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°20'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°44'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°40'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°56'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°14'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 21, 2012

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 17:31 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 21, 22:35 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	2°42' Pisces

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