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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 2006?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 2006, the Sun was in Pisces (15°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°06' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°46'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2006	Mar 20, 2006 into Aries
Moon	11°40'57" Gemini	Direct	Mar 5, 2006	Mar 7, 2006 into Cancer
Mercury	25°54'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	0°54'50" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 2006	Apr 6, 2006 into Pisces
Mars	8°30'58" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°51'19" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°10'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°00'27" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°19'54" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°36'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°34'51" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 6, 2006

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 20:16 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	16°07' Gemini

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