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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1976?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (1°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°21' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°10'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	3°16'19" Taurus	Direct	Jun 22, 1976	Jun 24, 1976 into Gemini
Mercury	9°37'00" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1976	Jul 4, 1976 into Cancer
Venus	2°21'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	21°20'24" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°22'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	1°54'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°11'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°04'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°55'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°04'35" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on June 22, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 05:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on June 22, 1976?

The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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