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Where Were the Planets on November 28, 2016?

Quick Answer

On November 28, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (6°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus was 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 28, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°35' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 28, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°41'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2016	Dec 21, 2016 into Capricorn
Moon	25°39'39" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 2016	Nov 28, 2016 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°48'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 12, 2016	Dec 2, 2016 into Capricorn
Venus	19°20'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2016	Dec 7, 2016 into Aquarius
Mars	14°16'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 9, 2016	Dec 19, 2016 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°23'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°26'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°57'17" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°15'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°52'31" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°00'08" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on November 28, 2016

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 28, 20:45 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on November 28, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over.

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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