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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1927?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1927, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°59' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°07'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1927	Nov 23, 1927 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°15'43" Leo	Direct	Nov 14, 1927	Nov 16, 1927 into Virgo
Mercury	10°18'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1927	Dec 9, 1927 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°31'34" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1927	Dec 8, 1927 into Scorpio
Mars	14°40'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1927	Dec 8, 1927 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°37'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	8°11'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°43'11" Pisces	Retrograde	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	29°07'10" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°59'45" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°03'35" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on November 16, 1927

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 05:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	22°51' Leo
Nov 16, 19:13 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 16, 23:41 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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