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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1997?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1997, the Sun was in Libra (23°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°09'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1997	Oct 23, 1997 into Scorpio
Moon	27°58'02" Aries	Direct	Oct 14, 1997	Oct 16, 1997 into Taurus
Mercury	25°00'11" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1997	Oct 19, 1997 into Scorpio
Venus	9°01'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 8, 1997	Nov 5, 1997 into Capricorn
Mars	12°29'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 28, 1997	Nov 9, 1997 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°12'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	16°24'37" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°44'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°11'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°55'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°46'42" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on October 16, 1997

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 02:14 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 16, 03:46 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	22°49' Aries
Oct 16, 15:15 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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