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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 2006?

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On September 16, 2006, the Sun was in Virgo (23°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus opposed Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 23°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°29'01" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon17°30'45" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury6°06'08" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus12°40'55" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars5°23'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter15°51'42" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn19°47'51" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus12°18'34" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Neptune17°30'44" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto24°06'45" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node25°18'28" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 16, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus opposite UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Born on September 16, 2006?

Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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