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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 2001?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 2001, the Sun was in Cancer (0°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°00' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°10'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2001	Jul 22, 2001 into Leo
Moon	0°11'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2001	Jun 23, 2001 into Leo
Mercury	22°52'26" Gemini	Retrograde	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	14°57'19" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 2001	Jul 5, 2001 into Gemini
Mars	20°15'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°07'18" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	7°48'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°37'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°20'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°28'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°36'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on June 21, 2001

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 07:37 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 21, 12:03 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	0°10' Cancer

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