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Where Were the Planets on April 25, 1997?

Quick Answer

On April 25, 1997, the Sun was in Taurus (5°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 25, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 25, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°19'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	May 21, 1997 into Gemini
Moon	6°49'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 24, 1997	Apr 27, 1997 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°13'02" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	11°14'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	16°46'20" Virgo	Stationing direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	18°49'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°24'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°32'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°56'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°00'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°59'32" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 25, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 25, 10:32 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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