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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1970?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1970, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°43'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1970	Nov 22, 1970 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°34'29" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 1970	Nov 18, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	5°16'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 13, 1970	Dec 3, 1970 into Capricorn
Venus	13°57'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°10'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°03'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°45'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	11°49'39" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°21'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°06'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°22'01" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 16, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 05:22 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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