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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1949?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1949, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°51'05" Libra	Direct	Nov 16, 1949	Nov 18, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°39'15" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 3, 1949	Nov 22, 1949 into Sagittarius
Venus	10°54'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 6, 1949	Dec 6, 1949 into Aquarius
Mars	11°15'03" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	27°28'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°45'05" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	4°27'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°17'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°11'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°31'21" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on November 16, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 10:35 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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