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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 2008?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°14' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°42'24" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	1°19'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 16, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°20'05" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	27°42'22" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	21°04'34" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°13'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°20'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°36'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°08'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°56'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°28'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 16, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 09:19 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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