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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1976?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	21°27'57" Aries	Direct	Jun 19, 1976	Jun 22, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	8°17'01" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1976	Jul 4, 1976 into Cancer
Venus	1°07'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	20°44'53" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°10'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	1°47'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°12'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°06'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°55'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°07'45" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on June 21, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 06:23 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 23:45 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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