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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 2006?

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On October 17, 2006, the Sun was in Libra (23°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% 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 17, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°54' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°58'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon2°50'00" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury18°37'50" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus21°20'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars25°50'18" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter21°47'44" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn22°53'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus11°16'04" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Neptune17°04'28" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto24°33'08" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node23°39'58" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 17, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on October 17, 2006?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 2 degrees 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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