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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 2012?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 2012, the Sun was in Cancer (0°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°30'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2012	Jul 22, 2012 into Leo
Moon	21°45'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 19, 2012	Jun 22, 2012 into Leo
Mercury	23°58'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 2012	Jun 26, 2012 into Leo
Venus	8°13'33" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	23°54'04" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	2°11'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	22°46'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	8°20'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°04'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°28'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°50'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 21, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 01:07 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jun 21, 10:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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