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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 2026?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 2026, the Sun was in Pisces (9°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°54'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2026	Mar 20, 2026 into Aries
Moon	2°09'54" Leo	Direct	Feb 28, 2026	Mar 2, 2026 into Virgo
Mercury	22°10'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 6, 2026	Apr 15, 2026 into Aries
Venus	22°35'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 10, 2026	Mar 6, 2026 into Aries
Mars	28°21'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 2026	Mar 2, 2026 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°16'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	1°39'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	27°43'16" Taurus	Direct	Nov 8, 2025	Apr 26, 2026 into Gemini
Neptune	1°01'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	4°31'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	9°04'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 28, 2026

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 05:34 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Feb 28, 08:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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