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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 1998?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 1998, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°38' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°55'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1998	Nov 22, 1998 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°43'58" Libra	Direct	Nov 14, 1998	Nov 16, 1998 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°50'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	28°16'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1998	Nov 17, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°47'26" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	18°10'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	28°21'40" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	9°09'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°44'38" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°22'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°48'31" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 16, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 04:50 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Nov 16, 22:40 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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