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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 2024?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 2024, the Sun was in Pisces (10°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°23'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2024	Mar 20, 2024 into Aries
Moon	4°25'57" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 29, 2024	Mar 2, 2024 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°22'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 23, 2024	Mar 10, 2024 into Aries
Venus	15°52'27" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 16, 2024	Mar 11, 2024 into Pisces
Mars	12°31'48" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2024	Mar 22, 2024 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°13'41" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2023	May 25, 2024 into Gemini
Saturn	9°51'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	19°33'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	26°43'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	1°12'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 2024	Sep 1, 2024 into Capricorn
North Node	17°43'40" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 29, 2024

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 03:09 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Feb 29, 09:51 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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