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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 1976?

Quick Answer

On June 6, 1976, the Sun was in Gemini (15°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 6, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°53'47" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1976	Jun 21, 1976 into Cancer
Moon	28°49'15" Virgo	Direct	Jun 4, 1976	Jun 6, 1976 into Libra
Mercury	25°41'13" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1976	Jun 13, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	12°42'24" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1976	Jun 20, 1976 into Cancer
Mars	11°58'03" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°55'38" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	0°07'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°32'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°30'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°58'07" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°55'25" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on June 6, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 6, 08:04 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jun 6, 13:59 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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