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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1997?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1997, the Sun was in Libra (13°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°40' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°16' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°16'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1997	Oct 23, 1997 into Scorpio
Moon	6°56'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1997	Oct 8, 1997 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°39'24" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1997	Oct 19, 1997 into Scorpio
Venus	27°55'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1997	Oct 8, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°19'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 28, 1997	Nov 9, 1997 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°05'48" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	17°11'53" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°45'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°11'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°37'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°18'28" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on October 6, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Mars and Pluto sat 2 degrees 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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