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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 2006?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 2006, the Sun was in Aries (3°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% 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 24, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°42'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2006	Apr 20, 2006 into Taurus
Moon	25°38'01" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 22, 2006	Mar 24, 2006 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°14'14" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	17°12'21" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 2006	Apr 6, 2006 into Pisces
Mars	18°20'01" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°15'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°30'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	12°01'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°54'31" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°44'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°37'40" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 24, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 19:21 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on March 24, 2006?

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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