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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1956?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1956, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°07'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°33'23" Taurus	Direct	Nov 16, 1956	Nov 18, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	26°12'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 18, 1956 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°56'16" Libra	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 25, 1956 into Scorpio
Mars	21°06'59" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	26°30'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	4°02'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°58'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°01'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°23'33" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	29°07'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on November 16, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 09:12 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Nov 16, 16:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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