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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2006?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2006, the Sun was in Libra (22°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 26°53' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°58'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2006	Oct 23, 2006 into Scorpio
Moon	20°56'21" Leo	Direct	Oct 14, 2006	Oct 17, 2006 into Virgo
Mercury	17°38'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 2006	Dec 8, 2006 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°05'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 2006	Oct 24, 2006 into Scorpio
Mars	25°10'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 8, 2006	Oct 23, 2006 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°35'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°48'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°17'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°04'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°31'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°43'09" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 16, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 07:31 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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