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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1976?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (3°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°05'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	27°09'50" Taurus	Direct	Jun 22, 1976	Jun 24, 1976 into Gemini
Mercury	12°27'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1976	Jul 4, 1976 into Cancer
Venus	4°48'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	22°31'35" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°47'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	2°08'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°09'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°01'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°56'09" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°58'14" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on June 24, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 05:13 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jun 24, 13:42 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jun 24, 17:36 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on June 24, 1976?

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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