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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 2008?

Quick Answer

On June 6, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (16°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 6, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°08'57" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	23°58'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2008	Jun 6, 2008 into Leo
Mercury	17°52'57" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	15°25'12" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	15°19'03" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°10'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°41'44" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°29'13" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°13'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°11'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°00'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 6, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 6, 08:16 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jun 6, 21:59 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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