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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1997?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1997, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°07'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1996	Jan 20, 1997 into Aquarius
Moon	4°44'47" Libra	Direct	Jan 1, 1997	Jan 3, 1997 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°26'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	19°04'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1996	Jan 10, 1997 into Capricorn
Mars	29°24'14" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1996	Jan 3, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	25°17'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°21'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	3°17'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°50'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°24'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°01'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 1, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 02:31 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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