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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 2009?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 2009, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°07' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°51' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°16'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2009	Nov 22, 2009 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°31'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 2009	Nov 19, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°18'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2009	Dec 5, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	11°53'16" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 2009	Dec 1, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°36'10" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°10'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	1°52'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	22°47'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°44'29" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°45'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	23°59'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 17, 2009

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 04:59 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Nov 17, 05:21 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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