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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 2017?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 2017, the Sun was in Cancer (0°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°46' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°18'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2017	Jul 22, 2017 into Leo
Moon	23°17'07" Taurus	Direct	Jun 19, 2017	Jun 21, 2017 into Gemini
Mercury	0°11'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2017	Jul 6, 2017 into Leo
Venus	15°28'07" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 2017	Jul 5, 2017 into Gemini
Mars	11°06'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2017	Jul 20, 2017 into Leo
Jupiter	13°25'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°03'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°48'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	14°15'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	18°34'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°08'48" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 21, 2017

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 04:24 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 09:57 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 21, 14:13 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jun 21, 22:44 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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