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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2006?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 2006, the Sun was in Virgo (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°57' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2006	Sep 23, 2006 into Libra
Moon	26°57'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 21, 2006	Aug 23, 2006 into Virgo
Mercury	21°24'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 2006	Aug 27, 2006 into Virgo
Venus	13°02'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 2006	Sep 6, 2006 into Virgo
Mars	19°57'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Sep 8, 2006 into Libra
Jupiter	12°14'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°53'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	13°15'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°05'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°07'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°34'43" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 23, 2006

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:22 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 18:07 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 19:10 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	0°31' Virgo

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