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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1997?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1997, the Sun was in Taurus (15°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°48' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°06' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°01'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	May 21, 1997 into Gemini
Moon	26°58'47" Aries	Direct	May 3, 1997	May 5, 1997 into Taurus
Mercury	29°53'13" Aries	Retrograde	May 5, 1997	May 12, 1997 into Taurus
Venus	23°34'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	17°05'47" Virgo	Direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	20°00'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°34'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°38'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°57'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°45'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°27'45" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on May 5, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 01:50 UTC	Mercury re-enters Aries (retrograde)	Leaves Taurus
May 5, 05:34 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
May 5, 17:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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