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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1971?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1971, the Sun was in Cancer (0°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°57' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°25'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1971	Jul 23, 1971 into Leo
Moon	25°11'28" Gemini	Direct	Jun 20, 1971	Jun 22, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	1°47'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Leo
Venus	12°24'59" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Cancer
Mars	19°49'11" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°07'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°27'27" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°26'30" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°56'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°02'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°49'23" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 22, 1971

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 01:19 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 22, 20:29 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 22, 21:57 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	0°49' Cancer

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