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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1946, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°31'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1946	Nov 22, 1946 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°30'58" Virgo	Direct	Nov 16, 1946	Nov 18, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	5°02'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 30, 1946	Nov 20, 1946 into Scorpio
Venus	25°37'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°02'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1946	Dec 17, 1946 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°12'01" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°52'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	20°48'59" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°55'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°22'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°33'36" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on November 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 11:04 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on November 16, 1946?

The Sun, Venus and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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