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Where Were the Planets on June 2, 2008?

Quick Answer

On June 2, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (12°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto 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 2, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°59' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 2, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°19'05" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	23°34'50" Taurus	Direct	May 31, 2008	Jun 2, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	19°54'50" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	10°30'15" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	13°02'37" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°28'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°28'41" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°24'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°14'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°17'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°12'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 2, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 2, 22:05 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on June 2, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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