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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 2006?

Quick Answer

On September 12, 2006, the Sun was in Virgo (19°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°45' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°35'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2006	Sep 23, 2006 into Libra
Moon	24°47'48" Taurus	Direct	Sep 10, 2006	Sep 12, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	29°20'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2006	Sep 12, 2006 into Libra
Venus	7°43'15" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 2006	Sep 30, 2006 into Libra
Mars	2°47'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 8, 2006	Oct 23, 2006 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°11'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°20'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	12°27'59" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°35'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°05'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°31'11" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 12, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 12, 21:07 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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