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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2006?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 2006, the Sun was in Leo (25°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°40' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°24'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Aug 23, 2006 into Virgo
Moon	25°09'31" Gemini	Direct	Aug 16, 2006	Aug 18, 2006 into Cancer
Mercury	11°48'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 2006	Aug 27, 2006 into Virgo
Venus	6°54'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 2006	Sep 6, 2006 into Virgo
Mars	16°46'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Sep 8, 2006 into Libra
Jupiter	11°37'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°15'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	13°26'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°13'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°09'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°50'36" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 18, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 09:28 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Aug 18, 21:02 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on August 18, 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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