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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1982?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1982, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1982	Nov 22, 1982 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°39'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1982	Nov 18, 1982 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°53'55" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 3, 1982	Nov 21, 1982 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°54'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1982	Nov 18, 1982 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°42'05" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 31, 1982	Dec 10, 1982 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°30'50" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	28°34'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°12'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°34'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°54'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°16'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on November 16, 1982

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 04:51 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 16, 05:18 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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