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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 2006?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 2006, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Scorpio while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°39' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°50' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'26" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2006	Nov 22, 2006 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°42'42" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 29, 2006	Oct 31, 2006 into Pisces
Mercury	24°33'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 2, 2006	Dec 8, 2006 into Sagittarius
Venus	8°52'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 2006	Nov 17, 2006 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°17'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2006	Dec 6, 2006 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°46'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	23°55'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	10°58'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°02'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°53'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°55'30" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 31, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 03:04 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.
Oct 31, 14:10 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on October 31, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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