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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1947, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°17'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 23, 1947 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°14'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 16, 1947	Nov 18, 1947 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°40'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 7, 1947 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°19'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1947	Nov 30, 1947 into Capricorn
Mars	24°01'26" Leo	Direct	Oct 1, 1947	Dec 1, 1947 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°01'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°22'33" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	25°21'09" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°02'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°57'20" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°13'55" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 16, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 01:36 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 16, 06:25 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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