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Where Were the Planets on November 23, 2003?

Quick Answer

On November 23, 2003, the Sun was in Sagittarius (0°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius was the day's main event. Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 23, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 23, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°46'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2003	Dec 22, 2003 into Capricorn
Moon	24°15'35" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 2003	Nov 23, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mercury	16°47'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 12, 2003	Dec 2, 2003 into Capricorn
Venus	25°35'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2003	Nov 27, 2003 into Capricorn
Mars	17°23'50" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	16°17'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	12°30'06" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	28°59'21" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°40'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°03'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°44'39" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on November 23, 2003

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 23, 03:11 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Nov 23, 21:02 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 23, 22:49 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	1°13' Sagittarius

Born on November 23, 2003?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over.

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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