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Where Were the Planets on June 2, 1916?

Quick Answer

On June 2, 1916, the Sun was in Gemini (11°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 2, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 2, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°35'31" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1916	Jun 21, 1916 into Cancer
Moon	0°07'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1916	Jun 5, 1916 into Leo
Mercury	16°54'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Jul 10, 1916 into Cancer
Venus	17°58'03" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	2°15'45" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Libra
Jupiter	25°39'46" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	15°03'31" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	19°40'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°36'43" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°17'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°37'07" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 2, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 2, 11:45 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 2, 13:05 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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