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Where Were the Planets on June 29, 2016?

Quick Answer

On June 29, 2016, the Sun was in Cancer (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 29, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°21' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 29, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2016	Jul 22, 2016 into Leo
Moon	1°09'52" Taurus	Direct	Jun 29, 2016	Jul 1, 2016 into Gemini
Mercury	29°00'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 2016	Jun 29, 2016 into Cancer
Venus	14°21'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 2016	Jul 12, 2016 into Leo
Mars	23°03'40" Scorpio	Stationing direct	May 27, 2016	Aug 2, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°52'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	11°17'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°08'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°58'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	16°24'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°03'04" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on June 29, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 29, 10:03 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jun 29, 23:24 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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