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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 2006?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 2006, the Sun was in Libra (15°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% 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 October 8, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°49' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°44' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°04'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2006	Oct 23, 2006 into Scorpio
Moon	4°19'28" Taurus	Direct	Oct 8, 2006	Oct 10, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	8°24'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 2006	Dec 8, 2006 into Sagittarius
Venus	10°05'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 2006	Oct 24, 2006 into Scorpio
Mars	19°50'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 8, 2006	Oct 23, 2006 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°57'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°06'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°31'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°09'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°22'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°08'34" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 8, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 05:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on October 8, 2006?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra 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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