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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 2006?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 2006, the Sun was in Cancer (25°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°43'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Leo
Moon	4°45'31" Taurus	Direct	Jul 18, 2006	Jul 20, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	25°24'04" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 10, 2006	Aug 11, 2006 into Leo
Venus	29°15'45" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 2006	Jul 19, 2006 into Cancer
Mars	27°20'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 3, 2006	Jul 22, 2006 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°11'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°18'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	14°23'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	19°02'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°38'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°29'06" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 18, 2006

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 03:44 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 18, 07:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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