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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 2006?

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On August 6, 2006, the Sun was in Leo (13°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% 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 6, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°52' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°53'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon3°51'43" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury24°47'37" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus22°15'45" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars9°11'54" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter10°23'32" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn14°43'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus13°52'16" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Neptune18°32'57" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto24°17'56" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node27°28'44" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 6, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on August 6, 2006?

The Sun and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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