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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 1997, the Sun was in Taurus (4°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°14' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°20'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	May 21, 1997 into Gemini
Moon	23°44'26" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 22, 1997	Apr 24, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°53'08" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	10°00'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	16°48'26" Virgo	Stationing direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	18°41'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°17'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°31'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°56'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°01'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°02'42" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 24, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 24, 23:31 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on April 24, 1997?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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