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Where Were the Planets on February 27, 2016?

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On February 27, 2016, the Sun was in Pisces (8°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% 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 27, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 27, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°19'21" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon0°16'41" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury18°58'18" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus12°45'40" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars27°02'50" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter19°35'26" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn15°48'14" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus18°10'25" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune9°26'45" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°50'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node22°33'52" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 27, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on February 27, 2016?

The Sun and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, 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.

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