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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (26°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°32'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	16°13'03" Leo	Direct	Apr 15, 1997	Apr 17, 1997 into Virgo
Mercury	9°32'27" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	0°07'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	17°33'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	17°33'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	12°18'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°22'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°53'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°11'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°28'07" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 16, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 07:37 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 16, 09:42 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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