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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 2006?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Mars squared Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°58' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°15'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2005	Jan 20, 2006 into Aquarius
Moon	12°52'23" Virgo	Direct	Jan 17, 2006	Jan 19, 2006 into Libra
Mercury	22°50'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 2006	Jan 22, 2006 into Aquarius
Venus	20°58'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	16°33'19" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°49'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°38'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	8°27'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	16°35'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°29'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°04'11" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 18, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 14:15 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Born on January 18, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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