# Astrology Calendar 1997

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1997

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1997-03-20 13:54 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1997-06-21 08:19 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1997-09-22 23:55 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1997-12-21 20:07 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-03-09 01:23 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 18°31' Pisces |
| 1997-03-24 04:39 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°32' Libra |
| 1997-09-02 00:03 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo | 9°34' Virgo |
| 1997-09-16 18:46 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 23°53' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1996-12-23 19:43 UTC at 19°13' Capricorn | 1997-01-12 20:44 UTC at 2°58' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1996-12-06 to 1997-02-01 |
| Mars | 1997-02-06 00:33 UTC at 5°55' Libra | 1997-04-27 19:13 UTC at 16°44' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 1996-12-01 to 1997-07-02 |
| Pluto | 1997-03-08 12:46 UTC at 5°36' Sagittarius | 1997-08-13 08:13 UTC at 2°49' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1996-11-20 to 1997-12-01 |
| Mercury | 1997-04-14 23:58 UTC at 9°39' Taurus | 1997-05-08 18:09 UTC at 29°28' Aries | Taurus, Aries | 1997-04-01 to 1997-05-25 |
| Neptune | 1997-05-01 23:09 UTC at 29°57' Capricorn | 1997-10-09 01:29 UTC at 27°10' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1997-01-10 to 1998-01-27 |
| Uranus | 1997-05-13 04:12 UTC at 8°40' Aquarius | 1997-10-14 10:53 UTC at 4°44' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1997-01-26 to 1998-01-28 |
| Jupiter | 1997-06-10 00:25 UTC at 21°56' Aquarius | 1997-10-08 04:32 UTC at 12°05' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1997-03-16 to 1997-12-30 |
| Saturn | 1997-08-01 17:03 UTC at 20°21' Aries | 1997-12-16 10:26 UTC at 13°32' Aries | Aries | 1997-04-26 to 1998-03-20 |
| Mercury | 1997-08-17 19:50 UTC at 16°13' Virgo | 1997-09-10 01:39 UTC at 2°42' Virgo | Virgo | 1997-07-29 to 1997-09-24 |
| Mercury | 1997-12-07 16:51 UTC at 3°22' Capricorn | 1997-12-27 11:48 UTC at 17°03' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1997-11-19 to 1998-01-15 |
| Venus | 1997-12-26 21:21 UTC at 3°56' Aquarius | 1998-02-05 21:24 UTC at 18°28' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1997-11-25 to 1998-03-09 |

## January 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-01-03 08:06 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1997-01-09 04:26 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 18°57' Capricorn |
| 1997-01-09 11:57 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Neptune | Exact conjunction |
| 1997-01-10 05:31 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1997-01-12 20:44 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 2°58' Capricorn |
| 1997-01-20 00:42 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-01-21 15:16 UTC | Jupiter enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-01-23 15:11 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 3°40' Leo |

## February 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-02-03 04:27 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-02-05 12:48 UTC | Uranus sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1997-02-06 00:33 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 5°55' Libra |
| 1997-02-07 15:06 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 18°53' Aquarius |
| 1997-02-09 05:54 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-02-09 15:36 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |
| 1997-02-14 00:53 UTC | Jupiter sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1997-02-16 02:09 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Uranus | Exact conjunction |
| 1997-02-18 14:51 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1997-02-19 17:03 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1997-02-22 10:27 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 3°51' Virgo |
| 1997-02-27 04:01 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1997-02-27 16:46 UTC | The North Node enters Virgo | Leaves Libra |
| 1997-02-28 03:54 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-03-01 12:40 UTC | Saturn sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1997-03-08 12:45 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 5°36' Sagittarius |
| 1997-03-08 19:47 UTC | Mars re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |
| 1997-03-09 01:23 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 18°31' Pisces |
| 1997-03-16 04:13 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1997-03-20 13:54 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1997-03-23 05:26 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1997-03-24 04:39 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°32' Libra |

## April 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-04-01 13:45 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1997-04-07 11:02 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 17°40' Aries |
| 1997-04-14 23:58 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 9°39' Taurus |
| 1997-04-16 09:42 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1997-04-20 01:03 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1997-04-22 20:34 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 2°44' Scorpio |
| 1997-04-27 19:13 UTC | Mars stations direct | 16°44' Virgo |

## May 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-05-01 23:08 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 29°57' Capricorn |
| 1997-05-05 01:50 UTC | Mercury re-enters Aries (retrograde) | Leaves Taurus |
| 1997-05-06 20:47 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 16°21' Taurus |
| 1997-05-08 18:09 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 29°28' Aries |
| 1997-05-10 17:20 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1997-05-12 10:27 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1997-05-13 04:12 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 8°40' Aquarius |
| 1997-05-21 00:18 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1997-05-22 09:13 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 1°19' Sagittarius |

## June 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-06-04 04:17 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1997-06-05 07:04 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 14°40' Gemini |
| 1997-06-08 23:25 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1997-06-10 00:25 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 21°56' Aquarius |
| 1997-06-19 08:28 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1997-06-20 19:09 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 29°28' Sagittarius |
| 1997-06-21 08:20 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1997-06-23 20:40 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1997-06-28 18:37 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-07-04 18:40 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 12°48' Cancer |
| 1997-07-08 05:27 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1997-07-14 20:45 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |
| 1997-07-20 03:20 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 27°27' Capricorn |
| 1997-07-22 19:15 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1997-07-23 13:16 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1997-07-27 00:41 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## August 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-08-01 17:03 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 20°21' Aries |
| 1997-08-03 08:14 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 11°02' Leo |
| 1997-08-13 08:13 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 2°49' Sagittarius |
| 1997-08-14 08:41 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1997-08-17 14:30 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1997-08-17 19:50 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 16°13' Virgo |
| 1997-08-18 10:56 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 25°32' Aquarius |
| 1997-08-23 02:19 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## September 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-09-02 00:03 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo | 9°34' Virgo |
| 1997-09-10 01:39 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 2°42' Virgo |
| 1997-09-12 02:16 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1997-09-16 18:46 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 23°53' Pisces |
| 1997-09-22 23:55 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1997-09-28 22:21 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## October 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-10-01 16:52 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 8°32' Libra |
| 1997-10-02 05:38 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1997-10-08 04:32 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 12°05' Aquarius |
| 1997-10-08 08:24 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1997-10-09 01:29 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 27°10' Capricorn |
| 1997-10-14 10:53 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 4°44' Aquarius |
| 1997-10-16 03:46 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 22°49' Aries |
| 1997-10-19 12:08 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1997-10-23 09:14 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1997-10-31 10:01 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 8°01' Scorpio |

## November 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-11-05 08:49 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1997-11-07 17:42 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1997-11-09 05:32 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1997-11-14 14:12 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 22°14' Taurus |
| 1997-11-15 03:53 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |
| 1997-11-22 06:47 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1997-11-30 02:14 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 7°54' Sagittarius |
| 1997-11-30 19:10 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## December 1997

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997-12-07 16:51 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°22' Capricorn |
| 1997-12-12 04:41 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-12-13 18:07 UTC | Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde) | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-12-14 02:37 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 22°08' Gemini |
| 1997-12-16 10:26 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 13°32' Aries |
| 1997-12-18 06:36 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1997-12-21 20:07 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1997-12-26 21:21 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 3°56' Aquarius |
| 1997-12-27 11:48 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 17°03' Sagittarius |
| 1997-12-29 16:57 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 8°01' Capricorn |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1997?

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.

### 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.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1997). Free to cite with a link to the source page.