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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1997?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1997, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°08'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1996	Jan 20, 1997 into Aquarius
Moon	16°56'35" Libra	Direct	Jan 1, 1997	Jan 3, 1997 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°04'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	20°19'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1996	Jan 10, 1997 into Capricorn
Mars	29°43'51" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1996	Jan 3, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	25°30'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°24'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	3°21'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°53'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°26'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°58'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 2, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 01:21 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jan 2, 01:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	11°42' Libra

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