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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1997?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1997, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°39'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1997	Dec 21, 1997 into Capricorn
Moon	25°17'36" Virgo	Direct	Dec 19, 1997	Dec 21, 1997 into Libra
Mercury	20°08'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 13, 1997	Jan 12, 1998 into Capricorn
Venus	3°21'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1997	Jan 9, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	2°31'20" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	20°08'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°33'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°34'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°34'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°23'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°17'00" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on December 21, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 12:03 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 21, 20:07 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 21, 21:34 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 21, 21:43 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	0°04' Libra

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