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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1997?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1997, the Sun was in Libra (10°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars met Pluto in Sagittarius. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°03' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°18'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1997	Oct 23, 1997 into Scorpio
Moon	0°01'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1997	Oct 5, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°16'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1997	Oct 19, 1997 into Scorpio
Venus	24°33'07" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1997	Oct 8, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°12'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 28, 1997	Nov 9, 1997 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°07'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	17°26'00" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°47'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°11'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°32'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°28'00" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on October 3, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 11:57 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 3, 23:45 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Born on October 3, 1997?

Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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