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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1969, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°53' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°57'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1969	Nov 22, 1969 into Sagittarius
Moon	21°56'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 14, 1969	Nov 17, 1969 into Pisces
Mercury	24°04'05" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 1, 1969	Nov 20, 1969 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°16'09" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1969	Dec 4, 1969 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°28'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1969	Dec 15, 1969 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°23'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°01'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°18'03" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°16'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	26°51'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°41'42" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 16, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 07:46 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Nov 16, 15:45 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	24°07' Aquarius

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