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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 1997, the Sun was in Taurus (2°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°32' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°23'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	May 21, 1997 into Gemini
Moon	28°16'20" Libra	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	Apr 22, 1997 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°08'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	7°32'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	16°54'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	18°25'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°02'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°29'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°56'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°04'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°09'04" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 22, 1997

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 22, 06:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Apr 22, 15:18 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 22, 20:34 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	2°44' Scorpio

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