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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 2008?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 2008, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Mars moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius. Mercury trined Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems. Mercury sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°30'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2008	Nov 21, 2008 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°58'50" Cancer	Direct	Nov 15, 2008	Nov 17, 2008 into Leo
Mercury	19°09'56" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 4, 2008	Nov 23, 2008 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°36'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2008	Dec 7, 2008 into Aquarius
Mars	0°06'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2008	Dec 27, 2008 into Capricorn
Jupiter	19°24'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°57'35" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	18°47'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°31'50" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°39'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°22'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 16, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 06:27 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Nov 16, 08:26 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 16, 15:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

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