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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 2006?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Saturn was 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 December 29, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°12' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°37'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2006	Jan 20, 2007 into Aquarius
Moon	2°16'12" Taurus	Direct	Dec 29, 2006	Dec 31, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	2°33'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2006	Jan 15, 2007 into Aquarius
Venus	22°55'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 2006	Jan 4, 2007 into Aquarius
Mars	16°37'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 2006	Jan 16, 2007 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°40'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 2006	Dec 18, 2007 into Capricorn
Saturn	24°34'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°27'20" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°02'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°56'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°48'02" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 29, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 08:08 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on December 29, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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