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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 2006?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 2006, the Sun was in Pisces (4°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°13' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°13' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°43'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2006	Mar 20, 2006 into Aries
Moon	2°10'24" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 23, 2006	Feb 25, 2006 into Aquarius
Mercury	22°47'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	22°57'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	2°47'12" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°43'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°49'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	10°22'35" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°56'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°26'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°09'48" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 23, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 08:16 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 23, 22:21 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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