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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (17°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°42'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	18°15'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1997	Apr 8, 1997 into Taurus
Mercury	6°36'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	18°58'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1997	Apr 16, 1997 into Taurus
Mars	19°23'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	16°08'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	11°11'50" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°08'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°47'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°21'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°56'43" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 7, 1997

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 11:02 UTC	New Moon in Aries	17°40' Aries

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