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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1997?

Quick Answer

On June 8, 1997, the Sun was in Gemini (17°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening. The Sun sextiled Saturn. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°43'48" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1997	Jun 21, 1997 into Cancer
Moon	25°53'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 6, 1997	Jun 8, 1997 into Leo
Mercury	29°10'25" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1997	Jun 8, 1997 into Gemini
Venus	5°17'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1997	Jun 28, 1997 into Leo
Mars	25°35'12" Virgo	Direct	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	21°56'10" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	17°58'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°23'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°35'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°50'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°39'44" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on June 8, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 8, 17:50 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Jun 8, 18:50 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Jun 8, 19:57 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 8, 23:25 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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