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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 1997?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 1997, the Sun was in Virgo (2°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°49' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°19'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1997	Sep 22, 1997 into Libra
Moon	7°15'28" Gemini	Direct	Aug 24, 1997	Aug 27, 1997 into Cancer
Mercury	13°27'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1997	Oct 2, 1997 into Libra
Venus	9°21'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1997	Sep 12, 1997 into Scorpio
Mars	6°58'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1997	Sep 28, 1997 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°59'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	19°52'55" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	5°40'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°41'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°52'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°31'54" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 25, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 02:24 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	1°56' Gemini

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