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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.

Venus met Saturn in Aries. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.

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	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.
Mar 31, 19:38 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	11°07' Capricorn

Born on March 31, 1997?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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