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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1981?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1981, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°02'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1981	Nov 22, 1981 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°20'58" Cancer	Direct	Nov 14, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Leo
Mercury	10°29'06" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 9, 1981	Nov 28, 1981 into Sagittarius
Venus	11°01'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1981	Dec 8, 1981 into Aquarius
Mars	14°56'33" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1981	Dec 16, 1981 into Libra
Jupiter	27°51'49" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°41'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°59'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°28'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	25°25'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°35'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on November 16, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 12:33 UTC	Uranus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 16, 16:32 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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