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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2006?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2006, the Sun was in Virgo (7°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°57'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2006	Sep 23, 2006 into Libra
Moon	2°36'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 2006	Sep 2, 2006 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°16'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2006	Sep 12, 2006 into Libra
Venus	22°53'23" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 2006	Sep 6, 2006 into Virgo
Mars	25°03'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2006	Sep 8, 2006 into Libra
Jupiter	13°19'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°53'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	12°56'40" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°52'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°04'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°09'18" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 31, 2006

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 06:59 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 31, 10:26 UTC	Saturn opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Aug 31, 22:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	8°23' Sagittarius

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