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Where Were the Planets on February 24, 1997?

Quick Answer

On February 24, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (5°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 24, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°22' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 24, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°55'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	28°19'13" Virgo	Direct	Feb 22, 1997	Feb 24, 1997 into Libra
Mercury	23°45'05" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1997	Feb 28, 1997 into Pisces
Venus	26°40'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1997	Feb 27, 1997 into Pisces
Mars	3°44'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°48'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	6°03'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°22'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°48'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°33'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°10'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 24, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 24, 03:18 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Feb 24, 15:22 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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