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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 1997?

Quick Answer

On November 5, 1997, the Sun was in Scorpio (13°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 5, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°06'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1997	Nov 22, 1997 into Sagittarius
Moon	12°54'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 4, 1997	Nov 6, 1997 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°39'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1997	Nov 7, 1997 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°07'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1997	Dec 12, 1997 into Aquarius
Mars	27°12'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 28, 1997	Nov 9, 1997 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°23'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°57'29" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°56'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°23'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°36'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°43'09" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on November 5, 1997

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 5, 08:49 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 5, 19:26 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Nov 5, 23:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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