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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 2006?

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On August 5, 2006, the Sun was in Leo (12°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°27' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°56'16" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon20°08'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury23°57'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus21°02'46" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars8°34'13" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter10°18'18" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn14°35'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus13°54'13" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Neptune18°34'34" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto24°18'49" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node27°31'55" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 5, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 5, 2006?

The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees 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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