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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1997?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1997, the Sun was in Taurus (13°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune 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 May 3, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°24' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°05'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	May 21, 1997 into Gemini
Moon	28°12'29" Pisces	Direct	May 1, 1997	May 3, 1997 into Aries
Mercury	0°32'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Aries
Venus	21°06'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	16°56'11" Virgo	Direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	19°47'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°20'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°37'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°57'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°48'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°34'07" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on May 3, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 14:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on May 3, 1997?

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

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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