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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1997, the Sun was in Aries (27°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°07' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°30'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1997	Apr 20, 1997 into Taurus
Moon	28°01'55" Leo	Direct	Apr 15, 1997	Apr 17, 1997 into Virgo
Mercury	9°20'34" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	1°21'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	17°24'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	17°42'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	12°26'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°23'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°54'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°10'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°24'57" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 17, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 16:00 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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