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Where Were the Planets on November 15, 2016?

Quick Answer

On November 15, 2016, the Sun was in Scorpio (23°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 15, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 15, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°33'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 2016	Nov 21, 2016 into Sagittarius
Moon	6°46'47" Gemini	Direct	Nov 15, 2016	Nov 17, 2016 into Cancer
Mercury	4°25'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 12, 2016	Dec 2, 2016 into Capricorn
Venus	3°56'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2016	Dec 7, 2016 into Aquarius
Mars	4°36'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 9, 2016	Dec 19, 2016 into Pisces
Jupiter	14°02'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°57'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°19'44" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°15'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°32'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°41'26" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on November 15, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 15, 01:23 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Nov 15, 17:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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