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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 2006?

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On October 29, 2006, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°13' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°55'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2006	Nov 22, 2006 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°58'18" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 29, 2006	Oct 31, 2006 into Pisces
Mercury	25°02'39" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Oct 2, 2006	Dec 8, 2006 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°22'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 2006	Nov 17, 2006 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°55'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2006	Dec 6, 2006 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°20'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	23°47'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°00'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°02'06" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°50'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°01'51" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 29, 2006

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 10:16 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 29, 21:26 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	6°19' Aquarius

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