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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1997?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (3°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°42' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°30' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°54'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	4°36'39" Virgo	Direct	Feb 22, 1997	Feb 24, 1997 into Libra
Mercury	20°25'57" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1997	Feb 28, 1997 into Pisces
Venus	24°10'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1997	Feb 27, 1997 into Pisces
Mars	4°10'54" Libra	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°22'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	5°49'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°16'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°45'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°32'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°16'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 22, 1997

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 22, 02:38 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 22, 10:27 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	3°51' Virgo

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