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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 2006?

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On March 23, 2006, the Sun was in Aries (2°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°42'46" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon11°37'05" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury13°23'33" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Venus16°13'35" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars17°46'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter18°18'58" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn4°31'56" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus11°57'46" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune18°52'45" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto26°44'42" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node4°40'50" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on March 23, 2006

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Mercury and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, 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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