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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 2006?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 2006, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Aquarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°44' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°29'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2006	Feb 18, 2006 into Pisces
Moon	23°24'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 2006	Feb 1, 2006 into Aries
Mercury	16°30'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 22, 2006	Feb 9, 2006 into Pisces
Venus	16°05'49" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	22°16'13" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°22'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°29'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	9°09'23" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°06'34" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°55'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°19'42" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 1, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 20:25 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Feb 1, 22:45 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on February 1, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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