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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 2006?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 2006, the Sun was in Cancer (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (39% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°35' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°28'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Leo
Moon	27°29'40" Virgo	Direct	Jun 30, 2006	Jul 2, 2006 into Libra
Mercury	1°09'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2006	Jul 10, 2006 into Cancer
Venus	10°05'22" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 2006	Jul 19, 2006 into Cancer
Mars	17°28'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 3, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°59'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°21'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	14°39'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	19°23'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°01'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°19'56" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 2, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 17:05 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 2, 18:06 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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