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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1997?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1997, the Sun was in Cancer (2°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°59' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°03'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1997	Jul 22, 1997 into Leo
Moon	8°14'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 22, 1997	Jun 25, 1997 into Pisces
Mercury	29°12'34" Gemini	Direct	Jun 8, 1997	Jun 23, 1997 into Cancer
Venus	23°34'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1997	Jun 28, 1997 into Leo
Mars	1°50'27" Libra	Direct	Jun 19, 1997	Aug 14, 1997 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°39'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	19°04'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°01'04" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°17'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°28'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°52'04" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on June 23, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 01:50 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square
Jun 23, 20:40 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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