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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1971?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1971, the Sun was in Gemini (29°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°28'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1971	Jun 22, 1971 into Cancer
Moon	11°25'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 20, 1971	Jun 22, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	29°35'46" Gemini	Direct	Jun 7, 1971	Jun 21, 1971 into Cancer
Venus	11°11'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Cancer
Mars	19°35'41" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°13'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°20'21" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°26'16" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°57'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°01'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°52'33" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 21, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 09:33 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jun 21, 16:25 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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