The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 7, 2006?

Quick Answer

On August 7, 2006, the Sun was in Leo (14°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 7, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 7, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°51'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Aug 23, 2006 into Virgo
Moon	18°01'34" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 6, 2006	Aug 8, 2006 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°43'43" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 2006	Aug 11, 2006 into Leo
Venus	23°28'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 2006	Aug 12, 2006 into Leo
Mars	9°49'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Sep 8, 2006 into Libra
Jupiter	10°28'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°51'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	13°50'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°31'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°17'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°25'33" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 7, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 7, 11:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

Born on August 7, 2006?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.