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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 2016?

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On June 6, 2016, the Sun was in Gemini (16°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Venus in Gemini. Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 6, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°12'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon5°00'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury22°18'05" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus16°05'35" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars26°44'25" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Jupiter14°24'26" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn12°52'42" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus23°24'01" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune12°01'46" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°56'19" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node17°16'08" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on June 6, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
The Sun conjunct VenusAffection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.

Born on June 6, 2016?

The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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