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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2006?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 2006, the Sun was in Leo (23°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% 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 16, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°29'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Aug 23, 2006 into Virgo
Moon	28°48'45" Taurus	Direct	Aug 14, 2006	Aug 16, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	8°14'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 2006	Aug 27, 2006 into Virgo
Venus	4°27'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 2006	Sep 6, 2006 into Virgo
Mars	15°30'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Sep 8, 2006 into Libra
Jupiter	11°23'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°00'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	13°31'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°16'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°10'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°56'58" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 16, 2006

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 01:51 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	23°05' Taurus
Aug 16, 14:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on August 16, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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