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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1997?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1997, the Sun was in Leo (3°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°56' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°31'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1997	Aug 23, 1997 into Virgo
Moon	0°03'57" Taurus	Direct	Jul 26, 1997	Jul 28, 1997 into Gemini
Mercury	29°19'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 1997	Jul 27, 1997 into Virgo
Venus	3°32'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 23, 1997	Aug 17, 1997 into Libra
Mars	18°50'29" Libra	Direct	Jun 19, 1997	Aug 14, 1997 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°47'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	20°19'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°49'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°25'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°54'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°07'13" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 26, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 10:13 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jul 26, 11:53 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 26, 18:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°47' Taurus

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