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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1997?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1997, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°05' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°31'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1997	Feb 18, 1997 into Pisces
Moon	2°04'52" Leo	Direct	Jan 23, 1997	Jan 25, 1997 into Virgo
Mercury	9°02'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	16°37'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1997	Feb 3, 1997 into Aquarius
Mars	4°51'14" Libra	Direct	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°26'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	2°50'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°33'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°40'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°02'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°51'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 23, 1997

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 07:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 23, 15:11 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	3°40' Leo

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