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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1971?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1971, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°09' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°22' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°29'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1971	Nov 22, 1971 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°15'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1971	Nov 20, 1971 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°40'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Jan 11, 1972 into Capricorn
Venus	16°47'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1971	Nov 29, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	6°34'12" Pisces	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Dec 26, 1971 into Aries
Jupiter	12°34'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°38'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	16°26'02" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°31'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°26'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	8°55'58" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 18, 1971

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 01:46 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	25°03' Scorpio
Nov 18, 04:50 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Nov 18, 07:10 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Nov 18, 11:29 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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