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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2006?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 2006, the Sun was in Leo (28°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Leo. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury opposed Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°52' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°17'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Aug 23, 2006 into Virgo
Moon	2°46'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 21, 2006	Aug 23, 2006 into Virgo
Mercury	17°29'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 2006	Aug 27, 2006 into Virgo
Venus	10°35'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 2006	Sep 6, 2006 into Virgo
Mars	18°40'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Sep 8, 2006 into Libra
Jupiter	11°59'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°38'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	13°20'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°08'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°07'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°41'05" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 21, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 00:43 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Aug 21, 06:33 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 21, 19:56 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.

Born on August 21, 2006?

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