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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1940?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1940, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°59'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1940	Nov 22, 1940 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°43'54" Gemini	Direct	Nov 15, 1940	Nov 18, 1940 into Cancer
Mercury	14°07'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°46'21" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1940	Nov 26, 1940 into Scorpio
Mars	27°13'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°50'09" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	10°17'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°08'15" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°10'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°18'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°34'55" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 16, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 15:17 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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