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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 2017?

Quick Answer

On November 5, 2017, the Sun was in Scorpio (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 5, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°15'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2017	Nov 22, 2017 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°58'34" Gemini	Direct	Nov 5, 2017	Nov 7, 2017 into Cancer
Mercury	29°33'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 17, 2017	Nov 5, 2017 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°30'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 2017	Nov 7, 2017 into Scorpio
Mars	8°40'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 2017	Dec 9, 2017 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°38'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	25°02'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°51'09" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°33'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°12'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	19°53'31" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 5, 2017

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 5, 10:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Nov 5, 19:18 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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