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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (10°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°48'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	6°44'57" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 31, 1997	Apr 2, 1997 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°27'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 16, 1997	Apr 1, 1997 into Taurus
Venus	10°16'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1997	Apr 16, 1997 into Taurus
Mars	21°28'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	14°55'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	10°19'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°55'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°41'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°27'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°18'58" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 31, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 00:06 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 31, 12:48 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Mar 31, 19:38 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	11°07' Capricorn

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