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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 2002?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 2002, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°57'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2002	Nov 22, 2002 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°50'17" Aries	Direct	Nov 15, 2002	Nov 17, 2002 into Taurus
Mercury	26°52'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 31, 2002	Nov 19, 2002 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°20'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°56'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 2002	Dec 1, 2002 into Scorpio
Jupiter	17°38'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	27°52'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°58'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°25'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°36'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°23'24" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on November 17, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 12:31 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
Nov 17, 18:23 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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