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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 2016?

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On February 29, 2016, the Sun was in Pisces (10°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% 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 29, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°19'52" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon24°01'13" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury22°03'57" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus15°14'07" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars27°51'05" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter19°20'14" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn15°53'21" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus18°16'05" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune9°31'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°53'47" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node22°27'31" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 29, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on February 29, 2016?

The Sun and Neptune sat less than a degree 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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