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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1997?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1997, the Sun was in Gemini (1°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°13' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°33' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°25'48" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1997	Jun 21, 1997 into Cancer
Moon	2°51'45" Sagittarius	Direct	May 22, 1997	May 24, 1997 into Capricorn
Mercury	6°17'40" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1997	Jun 8, 1997 into Gemini
Venus	14°28'04" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 1997	Jun 4, 1997 into Cancer
Mars	20°08'35" Virgo	Direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	21°23'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	16°24'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°38'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°50'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°18'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°33'45" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on May 22, 1997

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 06:50 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 22, 09:13 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	1°19' Sagittarius

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