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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1997?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1997, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°54' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°11' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°06'00" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1997	Nov 22, 1997 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°01'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1997	Nov 2, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°03'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1997	Nov 7, 1997 into Sagittarius
Venus	25°01'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 8, 1997	Nov 5, 1997 into Capricorn
Mars	23°28'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 28, 1997	Nov 9, 1997 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°58'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	15°17'33" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°51'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°19'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°25'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°59'02" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on October 31, 1997

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 10:01 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	8°01' Scorpio

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