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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1997?

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On August 16, 1997, the Sun was in Leo (23°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°42' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°39'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1997	Aug 23, 1997 into Virgo
Moon	26°20'44" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 14, 1997	Aug 16, 1997 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°09'09" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 27, 1997	Oct 2, 1997 into Libra
Venus	28°41'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 23, 1997	Aug 17, 1997 into Libra
Mars	1°19'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1997	Sep 28, 1997 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°05'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	20°10'23" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°00'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°53'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°49'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°00'30" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 16, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 17:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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