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Where Were the Planets on November 15, 1996?

Quick Answer

On November 15, 1996, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mercury sextiled Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 15, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°52' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 15, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°24'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1996	Nov 22, 1996 into Sagittarius
Moon	19°45'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1996	Nov 16, 1996 into Aquarius
Mercury	1°15'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 14, 1996	Dec 4, 1996 into Capricorn
Venus	20°41'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1996	Nov 23, 1996 into Scorpio
Mars	8°43'35" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1996	Jan 3, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	15°17'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°53'46" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	1°11'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°24'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°37'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°31'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 15, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 15, 06:34 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Nov 15, 11:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Born on November 15, 1996?

Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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