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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1997?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1997, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°02' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°48'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1997	Jan 20, 1998 into Aquarius
Moon	5°12'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1997	Dec 31, 1997 into Aquarius
Mercury	17°21'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1997	Jan 12, 1998 into Capricorn
Venus	3°47'49" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 12, 1997	Jan 9, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	8°47'59" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°43'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°41'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°59'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°51'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°40'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°51'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on December 29, 1997

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 02:48 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 29, 16:57 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	8°01' Capricorn

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