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Where Were the Planets on November 16, 2015?

Quick Answer

On November 16, 2015, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 16, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°53' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 16, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2015	Nov 22, 2015 into Sagittarius
Moon	19°17'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 2015	Nov 17, 2015 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°08'54" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 2, 2015	Nov 20, 2015 into Sagittarius
Venus	8°37'01" Libra	Direct	Nov 8, 2015	Dec 5, 2015 into Scorpio
Mars	2°09'36" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°09'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	5°51'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	17°11'44" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°01'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	13°38'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°01'07" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on November 16, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on November 16, 2015?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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