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Where Were the Planets on February 13, 2016?

Quick Answer

On February 13, 2016, the Sun was in Aquarius (24°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 13, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 13, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°12'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2016	Feb 19, 2016 into Pisces
Moon	0°14'40" Taurus	Direct	Feb 13, 2016	Feb 15, 2016 into Gemini
Mercury	29°26'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2016	Feb 13, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	25°27'17" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 23, 2016	Feb 17, 2016 into Aquarius
Mars	20°57'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 3, 2016	Mar 6, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°13'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	15°02'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	17°34'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	8°55'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	16°28'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	23°18'21" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on February 13, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 13, 11:35 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Feb 13, 22:42 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 13, 23:02 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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