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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1948?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1948, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°03'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1948	Nov 22, 1948 into Sagittarius
Moon	20°49'36" Taurus	Direct	Nov 14, 1948	Nov 17, 1948 into Gemini
Mercury	9°25'09" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1948	Nov 29, 1948 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°20'47" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Scorpio
Mars	22°09'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°12'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1948	Apr 12, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°21'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	29°52'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1948	Jun 10, 1949 into Cancer
Neptune	14°10'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°33'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°51'03" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on November 16, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 18:32 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	24°19' Taurus

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