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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 2017?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 2017, the Sun was in Scorpio (26°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°20'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2017	Nov 22, 2017 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°28'28" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 16, 2017	Nov 18, 2017 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°26'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 2017	Jan 11, 2018 into Capricorn
Venus	13°48'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 7, 2017	Dec 1, 2017 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°51'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 2017	Dec 9, 2017 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°26'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	26°22'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°23'03" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°28'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°28'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	19°12'13" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 18, 2017

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 11:42 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	26°19' Scorpio
Nov 18, 18:58 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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