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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1971?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 1971, the Sun was in Gemini (26°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 18, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°36'22" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1971	Jun 22, 1971 into Cancer
Moon	29°01'23" Aries	Direct	Jun 16, 1971	Jun 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mercury	23°01'01" Gemini	Direct	Jun 7, 1971	Jun 21, 1971 into Cancer
Venus	7°32'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Cancer
Mars	18°51'36" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°30'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	29°58'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°25'53" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°01'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°00'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°02'05" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 18, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 18, 13:38 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jun 18, 15:57 UTC	Saturn enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 18, 22:15 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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