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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1996?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1996, the Sun was in Cancer (2°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°11' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°17'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1996	Jul 22, 1996 into Leo
Moon	24°02'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 21, 1996	Jun 23, 1996 into Libra
Mercury	13°31'34" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1996	Jul 2, 1996 into Cancer
Venus	13°18'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	7°44'11" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1996	Jul 25, 1996 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°09'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°51'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	3°47'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°01'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°55'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°11'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 23, 1996

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 09:19 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jun 23, 23:37 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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