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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 2006?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 2006, the Sun was in Cancer (14°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°17'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Leo
Moon	15°56'46" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 5, 2006	Jul 7, 2006 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°15'47" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 28, 2006	Jul 10, 2006 into Cancer
Venus	14°51'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 2006	Jul 19, 2006 into Cancer
Mars	19°55'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 3, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°58'36" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°50'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	14°36'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	19°19'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°55'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°07'14" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 6, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 06:56 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 6, 19:57 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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