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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 2013?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°38' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	2°09'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jun 23, 2013 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°08'33" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	22°27'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 2013	Jun 27, 2013 into Leo
Mars	14°51'10" Gemini	Direct	May 31, 2013	Jul 13, 2013 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°57'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	5°02'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°14'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	5°19'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	10°33'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	14°30'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on June 21, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 02:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jun 21, 05:04 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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