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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1997?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1997, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°44' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°10'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1997	Nov 22, 1997 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°04'38" Cancer	Direct	Nov 17, 1997	Nov 19, 1997 into Leo
Mercury	14°03'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 7, 1997	Nov 30, 1997 into Capricorn
Venus	11°41'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1997	Dec 12, 1997 into Aquarius
Mars	6°14'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 9, 1997	Dec 18, 1997 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°40'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°16'22" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	5°13'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°36'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°04'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°05'01" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on November 17, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 06:32 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Nov 17, 15:28 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Nov 17, 23:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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