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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 2009?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 2009, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°15'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2009	Nov 22, 2009 into Sagittarius
Moon	20°39'55" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 14, 2009	Nov 17, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°44'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2009	Dec 5, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	10°37'58" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 2009	Dec 1, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°15'54" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°04'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	1°47'09" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	22°48'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°44'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°44'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	24°02'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 16, 2009

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 00:28 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 16, 19:14 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	24°34' Scorpio

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