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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1974?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1974, the Sun was in Gemini (24°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°00' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°31' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°57'44" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	Jun 21, 1974 into Cancer
Moon	5°43'10" Taurus	Direct	Jun 16, 1974	Jun 18, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	13°34'00" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	18°50'24" Taurus	Direct	May 31, 1974	Jun 25, 1974 into Gemini
Mars	4°33'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°09'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	6°30'35" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°45'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°46'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°03'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°06'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 16, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 01:46 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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