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Where Were the Planets on June 30, 1971?

Quick Answer

On June 30, 1971, the Sun was in Cancer (8°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 30, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 30, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°03'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1971	Jul 23, 1971 into Leo
Moon	5°14'51" Libra	Direct	Jun 30, 1971	Jul 2, 1971 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°43'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Leo
Venus	22°09'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Cancer
Mars	21°13'59" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°28'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°22'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°30'18" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°45'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°07'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°23'57" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 30, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 30, 01:22 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jun 30, 18:11 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	8°18' Libra

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