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Where Were the Planets on November 2, 1996?

Quick Answer

On November 2, 1996, the Sun was in Scorpio (10°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 2, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 2, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°20'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1996	Nov 22, 1996 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°21'31" Leo	Direct	Nov 2, 1996	Nov 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mercury	10°39'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1996	Nov 14, 1996 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°50'01" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1996	Nov 23, 1996 into Scorpio
Mars	1°46'04" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1996	Jan 3, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	13°02'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°26'17" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°52'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°10'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°07'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°12'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 2, 1996

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 2, 09:15 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on November 2, 1996?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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