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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 2011?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 2011, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°10' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°46'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2011	Nov 22, 2011 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°41'38" Cancer	Direct	Nov 14, 2011	Nov 16, 2011 into Leo
Mercury	16°14'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	17°33'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Nov 26, 2011 into Capricorn
Mars	2°38'29" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	2°53'49" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	24°10'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°52'40" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°09'17" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°48'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	15°23'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on November 16, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 16, 16:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Nov 16, 22:08 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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