What were the 1997 eclipse dates and times?

1997 had 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on March 8, 1997 at 8:14:34 PM ET; Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 23, 1997 at 11:45:14 PM ET; Partial Solar Eclipse on September 1, 1997 at 7:51:34 PM ET; Total Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 1997 at 2:50:29 PM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1997 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1997 at 8:54:39 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1997 at 4:19:55 AM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 22, 1997 at 7:55:46 PM ET; Winter Solstice: December 21, 1997 at 3:07:01 PM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1997?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1997: April 14, 1997, August 17, 1997, December 7, 1997. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1997?

1997 had 12 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Leo on January 23, 1997 at 10:10:42 AM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 1997 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1997 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total solar eclipse in Pisces on March 8, a partial lunar eclipse in Libra on March 23, a partial solar eclipse in Virgo on September 1, and a total lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 16. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 14 to May 8; Aug 17 to Sep 9; Dec 7 to Dec 27). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 23. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 1997

Jan 01, 1997 - 8:45:04 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 03, 1997 - 3:10:01 AM ET Mars enters Libra
Jan 06, 1997 - 6:10:04 AM ET Vesta enters Aquarius
Jan 06, 1997 - 9:02:57 PM ET Pallas enters Capricorn
Jan 08, 1997 - 11:25:42 PM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 10, 1997 - 12:31:37 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Jan 12, 1997 - 3:41:14 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jan 15, 1997 - 3:01:59 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 19, 1997 - 7:42:30 PM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 21, 1997 - 10:13:03 AM ET Jupiter enters Aquarius
Jan 23, 1997 - 10:10:42 AM ET Full Moon in Leo
Jan 24, 1997 - 7:43:05 PM ET True Node Rx enters Virgo
Jan 28, 1997 - 6:15:08 PM ET Ceres enters Aquarius
Jan 31, 1997 - 2:40:15 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio

February 1997

Feb 02, 1997 - 11:27:33 PM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Feb 05, 1997 - 3:23:49 PM ET Juno enters Taurus
Feb 05, 1997 - 7:37:03 PM ET Mars Retrograde
Feb 07, 1997 - 10:06:15 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Feb 09, 1997 - 12:53:21 AM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Feb 13, 1997 - 10:01:10 PM ET Chiron Retrograde
Feb 14, 1997 - 3:57:32 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Feb 18, 1997 - 9:51:27 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 22, 1997 - 5:26:39 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Feb 26, 1997 - 11:00:48 PM ET Venus enters Pisces
Feb 27, 1997 - 10:54:10 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces

March 1997

Mar 02, 1997 - 4:37:32 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 05, 1997 - 10:30:09 AM ET Vesta enters Pisces
Mar 08, 1997 - 7:56:42 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
Mar 08, 1997 - 2:49:30 PM ET Mars Rx enters Virgo
Mar 08, 1997 - 8:14:34 PM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
Mar 15, 1997 - 7:06:15 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 15, 1997 - 11:12:59 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 20, 1997 - 8:54:39 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 23, 1997 - 12:25:51 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Mar 23, 1997 - 11:45:14 PM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
Mar 31, 1997 - 2:38:16 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn

April 1997

Apr 01, 1997 - 8:44:33 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 02, 1997 - 11:14:43 PM ET Juno enters Gemini
Apr 03, 1997 - 8:21:29 PM ET Pallas enters Aquarius
Apr 04, 1997 - 11:48:38 AM ET Chiron Rx enters Libra
Apr 07, 1997 - 7:01:53 AM ET New Moon in Aries
Apr 14, 1997 - 12:59:54 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Apr 14, 1997 - 8:01:13 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Apr 16, 1997 - 5:42:30 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
Apr 19, 1997 - 9:02:48 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 21, 1997 - 12:20:38 PM ET Ceres enters Pisces
Apr 22, 1997 - 4:33:29 PM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
Apr 27, 1997 - 3:09:24 PM ET Mars Direct
Apr 29, 1997 - 10:37:02 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius

May 1997

May 01, 1997 - 7:20:08 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
May 04, 1997 - 9:48:20 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Aries
May 06, 1997 - 4:46:30 PM ET New Moon in Taurus
May 07, 1997 - 12:08:33 PM ET Vesta enters Aries
May 08, 1997 - 2:05:14 PM ET Mercury Direct
May 10, 1997 - 1:20:19 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
May 12, 1997 - 6:25:25 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 13, 1997 - 12:05:24 AM ET Uranus Retrograde
May 14, 1997 - 6:54:59 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 20, 1997 - 8:17:52 PM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 22, 1997 - 5:13:23 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
May 22, 1997 - 4:22:29 PM ET Pallas Retrograde
May 26, 1997 - 10:39:15 AM ET Juno enters Cancer
May 29, 1997 - 3:51:13 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces

June 1997

Jun 04, 1997 - 12:17:46 AM ET Venus enters Cancer
Jun 05, 1997 - 3:03:32 AM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 08, 1997 - 7:25:06 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 09, 1997 - 8:23:39 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Jun 13, 1997 - 12:51:29 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 19, 1997 - 4:29:54 AM ET Mars enters Libra
Jun 20, 1997 - 3:08:48 PM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 21, 1997 - 4:19:55 AM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 23, 1997 - 11:55:21 AM ET Chiron Direct
Jun 23, 1997 - 4:40:35 PM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 27, 1997 - 8:42:07 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jun 28, 1997 - 2:37:42 PM ET Venus enters Leo

July 1997

Jul 04, 1997 - 2:39:45 PM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 07, 1997 - 4:47:49 AM ET Pallas Rx enters Capricorn
Jul 08, 1997 - 1:27:39 AM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jul 08, 1997 - 2:26:36 PM ET Ceres Retrograde
Jul 12, 1997 - 5:43:36 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 19, 1997 - 11:20:17 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 21, 1997 - 1:18:52 AM ET Juno enters Leo
Jul 22, 1997 - 3:15:25 PM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 23, 1997 - 9:16:28 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Jul 26, 1997 - 2:28:06 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Jul 26, 1997 - 8:42:01 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo

August 1997

Aug 01, 1997 - 12:56:44 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Aug 03, 1997 - 4:13:54 AM ET New Moon in Leo
Aug 06, 1997 - 10:25:04 PM ET Vesta enters Taurus
Aug 11, 1997 - 8:42:25 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 13, 1997 - 4:31:42 AM ET Pluto Direct
Aug 14, 1997 - 4:42:11 AM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Aug 17, 1997 - 10:30:44 AM ET Venus enters Libra
Aug 17, 1997 - 3:48:38 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Aug 18, 1997 - 6:55:26 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 22, 1997 - 10:19:10 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 24, 1997 - 10:23:30 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Aug 29, 1997 - 7:08:02 AM ET Vesta Retrograde

September 1997

Sep 01, 1997 - 7:51:34 PM ET Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
Sep 02, 1997 - 11:25:01 PM ET Chiron enters Scorpio
Sep 09, 1997 - 9:31:06 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 09, 1997 - 9:42:28 PM ET Mercury Direct
Sep 11, 1997 - 10:16:41 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Sep 12, 1997 - 8:13:27 PM ET Pallas Direct
Sep 16, 1997 - 2:50:29 PM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
Sep 19, 1997 - 8:56:43 PM ET Vesta Rx enters Aries
Sep 20, 1997 - 8:53:19 AM ET Juno enters Virgo
Sep 22, 1997 - 7:55:46 PM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 23, 1997 - 9:35:09 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Sep 28, 1997 - 6:22:05 PM ET Mars enters Sagittarius

October 1997

Oct 01, 1997 - 12:51:30 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 02, 1997 - 1:37:54 AM ET Mercury enters Libra
Oct 08, 1997 - 12:37:05 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Oct 08, 1997 - 4:25:09 AM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Oct 08, 1997 - 9:28:19 PM ET Neptune Direct
Oct 09, 1997 - 8:22:01 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 11, 1997 - 4:26:09 AM ET Ceres Rx enters Aquarius
Oct 14, 1997 - 6:47:35 AM ET Uranus Direct
Oct 15, 1997 - 11:45:39 PM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 19, 1997 - 8:08:18 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 20, 1997 - 3:10:38 AM ET Ceres Direct
Oct 23, 1997 - 12:48:15 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 23, 1997 - 5:14:45 AM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 29, 1997 - 3:08:45 AM ET Ceres enters Pisces
Oct 31, 1997 - 5:01:03 AM ET New Moon in Scorpio

November 1997

Nov 05, 1997 - 3:50:03 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Nov 07, 1997 - 12:42:05 PM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 07, 1997 - 4:43:22 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 09, 1997 - 12:32:59 AM ET Mars enters Capricorn
Nov 14, 1997 - 9:11:37 AM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Nov 21, 1997 - 6:57:58 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 22, 1997 - 1:47:33 AM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 25, 1997 - 11:28:29 PM ET Pallas enters Aquarius
Nov 29, 1997 - 9:14:00 PM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Nov 30, 1997 - 2:11:21 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn

December 1997

Dec 02, 1997 - 12:53:24 PM ET Vesta Direct
Dec 07, 1997 - 1:09:17 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 07, 1997 - 11:55:57 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Dec 09, 1997 - 8:18:06 AM ET Juno enters Libra
Dec 11, 1997 - 11:38:50 PM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Dec 13, 1997 - 1:06:14 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
Dec 13, 1997 - 9:37:05 PM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 16, 1997 - 5:28:53 AM ET Saturn Direct
Dec 18, 1997 - 1:36:44 AM ET Mars enters Aquarius
Dec 21, 1997 - 3:07:01 PM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 21, 1997 - 4:43:04 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Dec 26, 1997 - 4:20:50 PM ET Venus Retrograde
Dec 27, 1997 - 6:40:44 AM ET Mercury Direct
Dec 29, 1997 - 11:56:32 AM ET New Moon in Capricorn

Starmap1997

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond