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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 1997?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 1997, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°04' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°46'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1997	Jan 20, 1998 into Aquarius
Moon	8°32'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1997	Dec 29, 1997 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°03'34" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 13, 1997	Jan 12, 1998 into Capricorn
Venus	3°55'45" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 12, 1997	Jan 9, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	7°13'41" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°19'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°38'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°52'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°47'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°36'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°57'56" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on December 27, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 00:33 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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