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Where Were the Planets on February 24, 2012?

Quick Answer

On February 24, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (5°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 24, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 24, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°16'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2012	Mar 20, 2012 into Aries
Moon	4°42'07" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 2012	Feb 26, 2012 into Taurus
Mercury	19°03'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 2012	Mar 2, 2012 into Aries
Venus	18°51'02" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 2012	Mar 5, 2012 into Taurus
Mars	16°52'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	6°03'48" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°15'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°53'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°47'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°01'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°05'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 24, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 24, 02:47 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on February 24, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

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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