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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 2006?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°11' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°01'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2005	Jan 20, 2006 into Aquarius
Moon	12°20'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 5, 2006	Jan 7, 2006 into Taurus
Mercury	3°57'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 2006	Jan 22, 2006 into Aquarius
Venus	28°00'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	12°33'01" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°09'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°32'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	7°55'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	16°09'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°05'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°42'18" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 6, 2006

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 18:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	16°19' Aries

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