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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 2006?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 2006, the Sun was in Gemini (27°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Saturn in Leo. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 18, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°52' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°07'09" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2006	Jun 21, 2006 into Cancer
Moon	25°56'50" Pisces	Direct	Jun 16, 2006	Jun 18, 2006 into Aries
Mercury	21°53'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 2006	Jun 28, 2006 into Leo
Venus	23°27'22" Taurus	Direct	May 29, 2006	Jun 24, 2006 into Gemini
Mars	8°54'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 3, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°27'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°47'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	14°43'42" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	19°37'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°22'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°04'25" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 18, 2006

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 18, 06:08 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.
Jun 18, 14:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	27°12' Pisces
Jun 18, 18:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on June 18, 2006?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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