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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1997?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1997, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Capricorn. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°45' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°46'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1997	Feb 18, 1997 into Pisces
Moon	2°11'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1997	Feb 10, 1997 into Aries
Mercury	28°55'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	6°39'16" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1997	Feb 27, 1997 into Pisces
Mars	5°53'04" Libra	Stationing direct	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°10'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	4°19'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	5°29'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°16'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°22'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°01'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 8, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 00:34 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Feb 8, 08:33 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on February 8, 1997?

The Sun, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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