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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°22'47" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°18'34" Gemini	Direct	Nov 16, 1959	Nov 18, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	9°24'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	6°50'32" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	17°53'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°34'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°22'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°01'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°18'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°02'12" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°08'07" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 16, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 01:16 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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