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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 2006?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 2006, the Sun was in Cancer (24°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°46'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Leo
Moon	20°52'05" Aries	Direct	Jul 16, 2006	Jul 18, 2006 into Taurus
Mercury	26°04'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 10, 2006	Aug 11, 2006 into Leo
Venus	28°03'32" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 2006	Jul 19, 2006 into Cancer
Mars	26°43'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 3, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°09'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°10'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	14°25'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	19°04'06" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°39'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°32'17" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 17, 2006

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 19:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	25°04' Aries

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