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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2006?

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On April 17, 2006, the Sun was in Aries (27°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto 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 April 17, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°14' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°20'10" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon11°41'57" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury1°17'53" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus12°16'15" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars1°59'55" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter16°05'52" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn4°30'22" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus13°13'08" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune19°29'17" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto26°39'37" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node3°21'24" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on April 17, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Venus and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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