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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (7°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°50'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	26°57'33" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 26, 1997	Mar 28, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°39'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 16, 1997	Apr 1, 1997 into Taurus
Venus	6°33'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1997	Apr 16, 1997 into Taurus
Mars	22°30'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	14°22'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	9°56'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°49'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°38'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°29'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°28'29" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 28, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 11:26 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Mar 28, 17:39 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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