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Where Were the Planets on June 2, 2001?

Quick Answer

On June 2, 2001, the Sun was in Gemini (12°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus trined Mars while Mars was retrograde. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 2, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°30' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 2, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°00'45" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2001	Jun 21, 2001 into Cancer
Moon	28°20'27" Libra	Direct	May 31, 2001	Jun 2, 2001 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°51'00" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	26°20'27" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	26°06'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°44'32" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	5°23'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°49'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°38'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°58'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°36'52" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on June 2, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 2, 07:05 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.
Jun 2, 14:55 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on June 2, 2001?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

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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