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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1997?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1997, the Sun was in Cancer (16°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°15' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°21'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1997	Jul 22, 1997 into Leo
Moon	28°20'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1997	Jul 8, 1997 into Virgo
Mercury	0°31'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1997	Jul 27, 1997 into Virgo
Venus	11°48'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1997	Jul 23, 1997 into Virgo
Mars	9°06'01" Libra	Direct	Jun 19, 1997	Aug 14, 1997 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°40'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	19°51'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°31'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°54'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°09'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°04'25" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 8, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 05:27 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 8, 15:21 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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