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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (19°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°57' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°40'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	17°01'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1997	Apr 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mercury	8°01'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	21°26'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1997	Apr 16, 1997 into Taurus
Mars	18°53'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	16°27'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	11°26'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°12'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°49'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°19'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°50'22" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 9, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 19:39 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Born on April 9, 1997?

The Sun, Venus and Saturn were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees 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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