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Where Were the Planets on June 27, 2016?

Quick Answer

On June 27, 2016, the Sun was in Cancer (6°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 27, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°52' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 27, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°15'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2016	Jul 22, 2016 into Leo
Moon	2°49'44" Aries	Direct	Jun 27, 2016	Jun 29, 2016 into Taurus
Mercury	24°52'36" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 2016	Jun 29, 2016 into Cancer
Venus	11°53'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 2016	Jul 12, 2016 into Leo
Mars	23°06'08" Scorpio	Stationing direct	May 27, 2016	Aug 2, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°36'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	11°24'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°05'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°59'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	16°27'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°09'25" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on June 27, 2016

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 27, 02:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jun 27, 07:07 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jun 27, 13:58 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jun 27, 18:19 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	6°30' Aries

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