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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 2006?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 2006, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°32'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2006	Feb 18, 2006 into Pisces
Moon	19°21'28" Taurus	Direct	Feb 4, 2006	Feb 6, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	23°36'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 22, 2006	Feb 9, 2006 into Pisces
Venus	16°06'48" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	24°03'55" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°43'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°10'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	9°22'11" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°15'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°02'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°06'59" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 5, 2006

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 06:29 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	16°19' Taurus
Feb 5, 20:07 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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