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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 2006?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°01' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°06' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°35'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2006	Jan 20, 2007 into Aquarius
Moon	4°04'00" Aries	Direct	Dec 27, 2006	Dec 29, 2006 into Taurus
Mercury	29°25'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2006	Dec 27, 2006 into Capricorn
Venus	20°24'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 2006	Jan 4, 2007 into Aquarius
Mars	15°10'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 2006	Jan 16, 2007 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°15'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 2006	Dec 18, 2007 into Capricorn
Saturn	24°39'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°23'34" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°58'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°51'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°54'23" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 27, 2006

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 05:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 27, 14:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	5°42' Aries
Dec 27, 20:54 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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