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Where Were the Planets on November 8, 1976?

Quick Answer

On November 8, 1976, the Sun was in Scorpio (16°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 8, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 8, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°12'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1976	Nov 22, 1976 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°47'39" Gemini	Direct	Nov 8, 1976	Nov 10, 1976 into Cancer
Mercury	16°52'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Nov 16, 1976 into Sagittarius
Venus	22°48'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 20, 1976	Nov 14, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	21°08'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 1976	Nov 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°27'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°31'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°01'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°41'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°53'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°42'57" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on November 8, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 8, 06:20 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Nov 8, 06:42 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Nov 8, 19:48 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square

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