Sky Calendar

Astrology Calendar 1997

Every sign change, retrograde, eclipse and New and Full Moon of the year, solved to the minute.

Quick Answer

In 1997, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Dec 23 to Jan 12; Apr 14 to May 8; Aug 17 to Sep 10; Dec 7 to Dec 27). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on March 9, 1997 in Pisces; Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 24, 1997 in Libra; Partial Solar Eclipse on September 2, 1997 in Virgo; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 1997 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 1997, 13:54 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 1997, 08:19 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 22, 1997, 23:55 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 21, 1997, 20:07 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 1997

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 1997, 01:23 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces	18°31' Pisces
Mar 24, 1997, 04:39 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°32' Libra
Sep 2, 1997, 00:03 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo	9°34' Virgo
Sep 16, 1997, 18:46 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	23°53' Pisces

Retrogrades 1997

Every retrograde period that overlaps 1997, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Mercury	Dec 23, 1996, 19:43 UTC 19°13' Capricorn	Jan 12, 1997, 20:44 UTC 2°58' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 6, 1996 to Feb 1, 1997
Mars	Feb 6, 1997, 00:33 UTC 5°55' Libra	Apr 27, 1997, 19:13 UTC 16°44' Virgo	Libra, Virgo	Dec 1, 1996 to Jul 2, 1997
Pluto	Mar 8, 1997, 12:46 UTC 5°36' Sagittarius	Aug 13, 1997, 08:13 UTC 2°49' Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Nov 20, 1996 to Dec 1, 1997
Mercury	Apr 14, 1997, 23:58 UTC 9°39' Taurus	May 8, 1997, 18:09 UTC 29°28' Aries	Taurus, Aries	Apr 1, 1997 to May 25, 1997
Neptune	May 1, 1997, 23:09 UTC 29°57' Capricorn	Oct 9, 1997, 01:29 UTC 27°10' Capricorn	Capricorn	Jan 10, 1997 to Jan 27, 1998
Uranus	May 13, 1997, 04:12 UTC 8°40' Aquarius	Oct 14, 1997, 10:53 UTC 4°44' Aquarius	Aquarius	Jan 26, 1997 to Jan 28, 1998
Jupiter	Jun 10, 1997, 00:25 UTC 21°56' Aquarius	Oct 8, 1997, 04:32 UTC 12°05' Aquarius	Aquarius	Mar 16, 1997 to Dec 30, 1997
Saturn	Aug 1, 1997, 17:03 UTC 20°21' Aries	Dec 16, 1997, 10:26 UTC 13°32' Aries	Aries	Apr 26, 1997 to Mar 20, 1998
Mercury	Aug 17, 1997, 19:50 UTC 16°13' Virgo	Sep 10, 1997, 01:39 UTC 2°42' Virgo	Virgo	Jul 29, 1997 to Sep 24, 1997
Mercury	Dec 7, 1997, 16:51 UTC 3°22' Capricorn	Dec 27, 1997, 11:48 UTC 17°03' Sagittarius	Capricorn, Sagittarius	Nov 19, 1997 to Jan 15, 1998
Venus	Dec 26, 1997, 21:21 UTC 3°56' Aquarius	Feb 5, 1998, 21:24 UTC 18°28' Capricorn	Aquarius, Capricorn	Nov 25, 1997 to Mar 9, 1998

Zodiac Season Dates 1997

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 1997, 00:42 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 18, 1997, 14:51 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 1997, 13:54 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 20, 1997, 01:03 UTC
Gemini season	May 21, 1997, 00:18 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 1997, 08:20 UTC
Leo season	Jul 22, 1997, 19:15 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 23, 1997, 02:19 UTC
Libra season	Sep 22, 1997, 23:55 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 1997, 09:14 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 1997, 06:47 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 21, 1997, 20:07 UTC

Month by Month 1997

New and Full Moons, eclipses, stations, planetary ingresses and the exact aspects between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

January 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 08:06 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 9, 04:26 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	18°57' Capricorn
Jan 9, 11:57 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Jan 10, 05:31 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 12, 20:44 UTC	Mercury stations direct	2°58' Capricorn
Jan 20, 00:42 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 15:16 UTC	Jupiter enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 23, 15:11 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	3°40' Leo

February 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 3, 04:27 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 5, 12:48 UTC	Uranus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Feb 6, 00:33 UTC	Mars stations retrograde	5°55' Libra
Feb 7, 15:06 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	18°53' Aquarius
Feb 9, 05:54 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 9, 15:36 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Feb 14, 00:53 UTC	Jupiter sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Feb 16, 02:09 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Feb 18, 14:51 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 19, 17:03 UTC	Saturn trine Pluto	Exact trine
Feb 22, 10:27 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	3°51' Virgo
Feb 27, 04:01 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 27, 16:46 UTC	The North Node enters Virgo	Leaves Libra
Feb 28, 03:54 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

March 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 12:40 UTC	Saturn sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Mar 8, 12:45 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	5°36' Sagittarius
Mar 8, 19:47 UTC	Mars re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Mar 9, 01:23 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces	18°31' Pisces
Mar 16, 04:13 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 20, 13:54 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 23, 05:26 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 24, 04:39 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°32' Libra

April 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 13:45 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 7, 11:02 UTC	New Moon in Aries	17°40' Aries
Apr 14, 23:58 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	9°39' Taurus
Apr 16, 09:42 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 01:03 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 22, 20:34 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	2°44' Scorpio
Apr 27, 19:13 UTC	Mars stations direct	16°44' Virgo

May 1997

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 23:08 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	29°57' Capricorn
May 5, 01:50 UTC	Mercury re-enters Aries (retrograde)	Leaves Taurus
May 6, 20:47 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	16°21' Taurus
May 8, 18:09 UTC	Mercury stations direct	29°28' Aries
May 10, 17:20 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 12, 10:27 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 13, 04:12 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	8°40' Aquarius
May 21, 00:18 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 22, 09:13 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	1°19' Sagittarius

June 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 4, 04:17 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 5, 07:04 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	14°40' Gemini
Jun 8, 23:25 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 10, 00:25 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	21°56' Aquarius
Jun 19, 08:28 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jun 20, 19:09 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	29°28' Sagittarius
Jun 21, 08:20 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 23, 20:40 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 28, 18:37 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

July 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 18:40 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	12°48' Cancer
Jul 8, 05:27 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 14, 20:45 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jul 20, 03:20 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	27°27' Capricorn
Jul 22, 19:15 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 13:16 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 27, 00:41 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

August 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 17:03 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	20°21' Aries
Aug 3, 08:14 UTC	New Moon in Leo	11°02' Leo
Aug 13, 08:13 UTC	Pluto stations direct	2°49' Sagittarius
Aug 14, 08:41 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 17, 14:30 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 17, 19:50 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	16°13' Virgo
Aug 18, 10:56 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	25°32' Aquarius
Aug 23, 02:19 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

September 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 00:03 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo	9°34' Virgo
Sep 10, 01:39 UTC	Mercury stations direct	2°42' Virgo
Sep 12, 02:16 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 16, 18:46 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	23°53' Pisces
Sep 22, 23:55 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 28, 22:21 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

October 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 16:52 UTC	New Moon in Libra	8°32' Libra
Oct 2, 05:38 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 8, 04:32 UTC	Jupiter stations direct	12°05' Aquarius
Oct 8, 08:24 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 9, 01:29 UTC	Neptune stations direct	27°10' Capricorn
Oct 14, 10:53 UTC	Uranus stations direct	4°44' Aquarius
Oct 16, 03:46 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	22°49' Aries
Oct 19, 12:08 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 09:14 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 31, 10:01 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	8°01' Scorpio

November 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 5, 08:49 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 7, 17:42 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 9, 05:32 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 14, 14:12 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	22°14' Taurus
Nov 15, 03:53 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Nov 22, 06:47 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 30, 02:14 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	7°54' Sagittarius
Nov 30, 19:10 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

December 1997

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 7, 16:51 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	3°22' Capricorn
Dec 12, 04:41 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 13, 18:07 UTC	Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 14, 02:37 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	22°08' Gemini
Dec 16, 10:26 UTC	Saturn stations direct	13°32' Aries
Dec 18, 06:36 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 21, 20:07 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 26, 21:21 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	3°56' Aquarius
Dec 27, 11:48 UTC	Mercury stations direct	17°03' Sagittarius
Dec 29, 16:57 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	8°01' Capricorn

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 1997

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Questions About 1997

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1997?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1997?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 1997: from December 23, 1996 to January 12, 1997 (Capricorn); from April 14, 1997 to May 8, 1997 (Taurus and Aries); from August 17, 1997 to September 10, 1997 (Virgo); from December 7, 1997 to December 27, 1997 (Capricorn and Sagittarius).

When Are the Eclipses in 1997?

Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces on March 9, 1997; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra on March 24, 1997; Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 2, 1997; Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 16, 1997.

When Do the Seasons Start in 1997?

March Equinox: March 20, 1997 at 8:54 AM ET (13:54 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1997 at 4:19 AM ET (08:19 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1997 at 7:55 PM ET (23:55 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1997 at 3:07 PM ET (20:07 UTC).

Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

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