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Where Were the Planets on April 14, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 14, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (24°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 14, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 14, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°34'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	22°15'14" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1997	Apr 15, 1997 into Leo
Mercury	9°38'33" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	27°38'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1997	Apr 16, 1997 into Taurus
Mars	17°52'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	17°15'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	12°04'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°19'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°52'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°14'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°34'29" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 14, 1997

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 14, 17:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	24°47' Cancer

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