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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 2040?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 2040, the Sun is in Pisces (1°27' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is First Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 2040. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 2040
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°27'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2040	Mar 20, 2040 into Aries
Moon	8°02'32" Gemini	Direct	Feb 19, 2040	Feb 22, 2040 into Cancer
Mercury	3°39'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 1, 2040	Feb 23, 2040 into Aquarius
Venus	6°00'34" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 2040	Mar 10, 2040 into Pisces
Mars	3°45'20" Cancer	Direct	Sep 18, 2039	May 2, 2040 into Leo
Jupiter	29°58'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 20, 2040	Aug 5, 2040 into Libra
Saturn	11°13'42" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 5, 2039	Nov 11, 2041 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°09'46" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 6, 2039	Feb 25, 2040 into Cancer
Neptune	1°16'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	25°24'30" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	8°44'33" Gemini	Direct	Jan 15, 2039	Aug 3, 2040 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 20, 2040

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 05:48 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Feb 20, 07:27 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Feb 20, 10:10 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

Born on February 20, 2040?

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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