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Where Were the Planets on September 10, 2006?

Quick Answer

On September 10, 2006, the Sun was in Virgo (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune 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 September 10, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°20' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 10, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°38'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2006	Sep 23, 2006 into Libra
Moon	26°00'48" Aries	Direct	Sep 8, 2006	Sep 10, 2006 into Taurus
Mercury	25°51'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2006	Sep 12, 2006 into Libra
Venus	5°14'37" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 2006	Sep 30, 2006 into Libra
Mars	1°29'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 8, 2006	Oct 23, 2006 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°51'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°06'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	12°32'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°38'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°05'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°37'32" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 10, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 10, 18:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on September 10, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo 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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