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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1974?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1974, the Sun was in Gemini (29°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°44'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	Jun 21, 1974 into Cancer
Moon	17°49'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1974	Jun 22, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	13°10'56" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	24°42'41" Taurus	Direct	May 31, 1974	Jun 25, 1974 into Gemini
Mars	7°38'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°27'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	7°09'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°42'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°39'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°04'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°50'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 21, 1974

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 12:45 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jun 21, 18:37 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice

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