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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 2016?

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On June 8, 2016, the Sun was in Gemini (18°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°07'06" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon2°56'50" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury24°26'22" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus18°33'03" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars26°10'00" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Jupiter14°34'21" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn12°43'50" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus23°28'41" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune12°02'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°53'51" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node17°09'47" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on June 8, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on June 8, 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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