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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1997?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1997, the Sun was in Virgo (9°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°04'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1997	Sep 22, 1997 into Libra
Moon	3°43'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1997	Sep 3, 1997 into Libra
Mercury	7°19'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 1997	Oct 2, 1997 into Libra
Venus	17°36'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1997	Sep 12, 1997 into Scorpio
Mars	11°28'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 14, 1997	Sep 28, 1997 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°11'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	19°34'12" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	5°26'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°33'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°55'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°09'40" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on September 1, 1997

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 04:26 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 1, 23:52 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	9°34' Virgo

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