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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2006?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°24' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°24' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°39'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2006	Jan 20, 2007 into Aquarius
Moon	0°25'44" Gemini	Direct	Dec 31, 2006	Jan 2, 2007 into Cancer
Mercury	5°43'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2006	Jan 15, 2007 into Aquarius
Venus	25°25'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 2006	Jan 4, 2007 into Aquarius
Mars	18°04'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 2006	Jan 16, 2007 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°05'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 2006	Dec 18, 2007 into Capricorn
Saturn	24°29'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°31'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°06'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	27°00'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°41'41" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 31, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 11:15 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 31, 13:13 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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