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Where Were the Planets on June 1, 2012?

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On June 1, 2012, the Sun was in Gemini (11°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 1, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°19' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 1, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°23'33" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2012	Jun 20, 2012 into Cancer
Moon	29°40'50" Libra	Direct	May 30, 2012	Jun 1, 2012 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°34'23" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2012	Jun 7, 2012 into Cancer
Venus	18°32'49" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	14°56'28" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	27°38'32" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	23°13'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°50'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°09'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°56'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°53'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 1, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 1, 12:31 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jun 1, 20:30 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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