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Where Were the Planets on November 21, 2016?

Quick Answer

On November 21, 2016, the Sun was in Scorpio (29°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 21, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 21, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°36'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 2016	Nov 21, 2016 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°17'31" Virgo	Direct	Nov 21, 2016	Nov 23, 2016 into Libra
Mercury	13°29'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 12, 2016	Dec 2, 2016 into Capricorn
Venus	11°04'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2016	Dec 7, 2016 into Aquarius
Mars	9°03'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 9, 2016	Dec 19, 2016 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°09'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°38'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°08'38" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°14'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°41'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°22'22" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on November 21, 2016

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 21, 08:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	29°28' Leo
Nov 21, 09:34 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 21, 21:22 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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