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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1997?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1997, the Sun was in Taurus (15°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°59'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1997	May 21, 1997 into Gemini
Moon	11°12'05" Taurus	Direct	May 5, 1997	May 7, 1997 into Gemini
Mercury	29°40'24" Aries	Retrograde	May 5, 1997	May 12, 1997 into Taurus
Venus	24°48'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1997	May 10, 1997 into Gemini
Mars	17°11'37" Virgo	Direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	20°06'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°41'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°39'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°57'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°44'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°24'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on May 6, 1997

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 20:47 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	16°21' Taurus

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