Skip to Content
Selfgazer
Menu

The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on February 5, 2016?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 2016, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 5, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°36' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°06'32" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon6°11'16" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury20°37'54" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus15°34'34" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars17°10'31" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter21°58'59" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn14°28'43" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus17°16'45" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune8°37'42" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°14'23" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node23°43'46" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 5, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on February 5, 2016?

Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Aquarius Sun. Venus and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.