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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 2006?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 2006, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°13'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2006	Dec 22, 2006 into Capricorn
Moon	3°26'11" Cancer	Direct	Dec 6, 2006	Dec 8, 2006 into Leo
Mercury	27°27'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 2006	Dec 8, 2006 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°03'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 2006	Dec 11, 2006 into Capricorn
Mars	0°12'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 2006	Jan 16, 2007 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°43'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 2006	Dec 18, 2007 into Capricorn
Saturn	25°04'19" Leo	Stationing direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	10°55'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°26'31" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°05'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°01'07" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 6, 2006

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 04:57 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 6, 06:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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