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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 1971?

Quick Answer

On November 5, 1971, the Sun was in Scorpio (12°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 5, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°24' Gemini at midnight UTC to 25°45' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°24'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1971	Nov 22, 1971 into Sagittarius
Moon	18°38'33" Gemini	Direct	Nov 4, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	28°51'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 17, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°35'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1971	Nov 29, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	29°27'57" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°45'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°38'33" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	15°42'44" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°02'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°04'22" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	9°37'16" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 5, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 5, 00:30 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 5, 21:24 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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