Planetary Transits 1997: Rahu-Ketu Shift

Rahu-Ketu moved to Leo-Aquarius on 24 Jun 1997.

Every sign change, retrograde station and combustion period, all planets, in Nepal Time (GMT +5:45). The Moon has its own page.

Sun 1997 Moon 1997 Mars 1997 Mercury 1997 Jupiter 1997 Venus 1997 Saturn 1997 Rahu 1997 Ketu 1997

Every transit in 1997, in date order

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Every transit in 1997, in date order
Date	Time	Planet	Event	Position
January 1997
5 Jan	12:44	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
5 Jan	18:20	Jupiter	CombustGoes combust	2°24' Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha
7 Jan	17:39	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	11°25' Sagittarius, Mula
13 Jan	02:27	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	9°09' Sagittarius, Mula
14 Jan	04:43	Sun	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
29 Jan	11:43	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
February 1997
2 Feb	20:45	Jupiter	ClearLeaves combustion	9°00' Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha
5 Feb	01:43	Mercury	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
6 Feb	06:16	Mars	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	12°06' Virgo, Hasta
12 Feb	17:41	Sun	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
21 Feb	16:16	Venus	CombustGoes combust	29°01' Capricorn, Dhanishta
21 Feb	21:49	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	25°15' Capricorn, Dhanishta
22 Feb	11:02	Venus	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
24 Feb	18:42	Mercury	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
March 1997
13 Mar	06:47	Mercury	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
13 Mar	21:12	Saturn	CombustGoes combust	14°17' Pisces, Uttara Bhadrapada
14 Mar	14:34	Sun	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
18 Mar	11:59	Venus	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
25 Mar	04:20	Mars	Enters Leo, retrograde	Uttara Phalguni
26 Mar	10:18	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	25°45' Pisces, Revati
28 Mar	20:07	Mercury	Enters Aries	Ashwini
April 1997
11 Apr	15:38	Venus	Enters Aries	Ashwini
13 Apr	23:06	Sun	Enters Aries	Ashwini
15 Apr	05:46	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	15°50' Aries, Bharani
17 Apr	14:22	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	15°34' Aries, Bharani
17 Apr	15:33	Saturn	ClearLeaves combustion	18°36' Pisces, Revati
28 Apr	01:01	Mars	DirectTurns direct	22°55' Leo, Purva Phalguni
May 1997
3 May	08:06	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	6°53' Aries, Ashwini
5 May	22:36	Venus	Enters Taurus	Krittika
8 May	23:52	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	5°39' Aries, Ashwini
11 May	06:28	Venus	ClearLeaves combustion	6°34' Taurus, Krittika
14 May	20:02	Sun	Enters Taurus	Krittika
30 May	08:54	Venus	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
June 1997
3 Jun	20:36	Mars	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
5 Jun	12:13	Mercury	Enters Taurus	Krittika
10 Jun	05:50	Jupiter	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	28°07' Capricorn, Dhanishta
13 Jun	22:11	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	14°52' Taurus, Rohini
15 Jun	02:42	Sun	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
21 Jun	06:19	Mercury	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
23 Jun	22:29	Venus	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
24 Jun	14:37	Ketu	Enters Aquarius	Purva Bhadrapada
24 Jun	14:37	Rahu	Enters Leo	Uttara Phalguni
July 1997
5 Jul	07:15	Mercury	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
8 Jul	13:43	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	6°23' Cancer, Pushya
16 Jul	13:36	Sun	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
18 Jul	16:07	Venus	Enters Leo	Magha
22 Jul	17:25	Mercury	Enters Leo	Magha
August 1997
1 Aug	22:01	Saturn	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	26°32' Pisces, Revati
4 Aug	08:19	Mars	Enters Libra	Chitra
12 Aug	15:46	Venus	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
16 Aug	22:01	Sun	Enters Leo	Magha
18 Aug	01:34	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	22°24' Leo, Purva Phalguni
25 Aug	05:16	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	19°59' Leo, Purva Phalguni
September 1997
7 Sep	00:59	Venus	Enters Libra	Chitra
7 Sep	22:56	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	9°17' Leo, Magha
10 Sep	07:28	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	8°53' Leo, Magha
16 Sep	21:56	Sun	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
20 Sep	05:32	Mars	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
26 Sep	04:01	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	25°03' Leo, Purva Phalguni
29 Sep	00:30	Mercury	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
October 1997
3 Oct	02:18	Venus	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
8 Oct	10:42	Jupiter	DirectTurns direct	18°16' Capricorn, Shravana
16 Oct	00:57	Mercury	Enters Libra	Chitra
17 Oct	09:53	Sun	Enters Libra	Chitra
30 Oct	14:02	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
November 1997
1 Nov	04:58	Mars	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
3 Nov	20:40	Mercury	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
6 Nov	15:34	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	4°12' Scorpio, Anuradha
16 Nov	09:40	Sun	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
25 Nov	04:51	Mercury	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
December 1997
2 Dec	10:27	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
7 Dec	22:41	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	9°33' Sagittarius, Mula
10 Dec	14:17	Mars	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
12 Dec	01:30	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	7°59' Sagittarius, Mula
16 Dec	00:19	Sun	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
16 Dec	17:05	Saturn	DirectTurns direct	19°42' Pisces, Revati
18 Dec	17:14	Mercury	Enters Scorpio, retrograde	Jyeshtha
23 Dec	00:24	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	25°08' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
27 Dec	03:04	Venus	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	10°07' Capricorn, Shravana
27 Dec	17:27	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	23°14' Scorpio, Jyeshtha

Planet by planet

Each planet's stays and periods in 1997, from, to and length. Open a planet to see its table.

Sun in 1997

12 sign changes

Sun in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 1996	14 Jan	13 days
♑ Capricorn	14 Jan	12 Feb	30 days
♒ Aquarius	12 Feb	14 Mar	30 days
♓ Pisces	14 Mar	13 Apr	30 days
♈ Aries	13 Apr	14 May	31 days
♉ Taurus	14 May	15 Jun	31 days
♊ Gemini	15 Jun	16 Jul	31 days
♋ Cancer	16 Jul	16 Aug	31 days
♌ Leo	16 Aug	16 Sep	31 days
♍ Virgo	16 Sep	17 Oct	30 days
♎ Libra	17 Oct	16 Nov	30 days
♏ Scorpio	16 Nov	16 Dec	30 days
♐ Sagittarius	16 Dec	into 1998	16 days

Full Sun transit 1997, day by day

Mars in 1997

6 sign changes · 1 retrograde period · not combust

Mars in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♍ Virgo	from 1996	25 Mar	about 3 months
Retrograde	6 Feb	28 Apr	about 3 months
♌ Leo R	25 Mar	3 Jun	about 2 months
♍ Virgo	3 Jun	4 Aug	about 2 months
♎ Libra	4 Aug	20 Sep	47 days
♏ Scorpio	20 Sep	1 Nov	42 days
♐ Sagittarius	1 Nov	10 Dec	39 days
♑ Capricorn	10 Dec	into 1998	21 days

Full Mars transit 1997, day by day

Mercury in 1997

13 sign changes · 4 retrograde periods · 7 combust periods

Mercury in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 1996	5 Feb	35 days
Retrograde	from 1996	13 Jan	12 days
Combust	from 1996	7 Jan	7 days
♑ Capricorn	5 Feb	24 Feb	20 days
Combust	21 Feb	26 Mar	33 days
♒ Aquarius	24 Feb	13 Mar	17 days
♓ Pisces	13 Mar	28 Mar	16 days
♈ Aries	28 Mar	5 Jun	about 2 months
Retrograde	15 Apr	8 May	24 days
Combust	17 Apr	3 May	16 days
♉ Taurus	5 Jun	21 Jun	16 days
Combust	13 Jun	8 Jul	25 days
♊ Gemini	21 Jun	5 Jul	14 days
♋ Cancer	5 Jul	22 Jul	17 days
♌ Leo	22 Jul	29 Sep	about 2 months
Retrograde	18 Aug	10 Sep	23 days
Combust	25 Aug	7 Sep	14 days
Combust	26 Sep	6 Nov	41 days
♍ Virgo	29 Sep	16 Oct	17 days
♎ Libra	16 Oct	3 Nov	19 days
♏ Scorpio	3 Nov	25 Nov	21 days
♐ Sagittarius	25 Nov	18 Dec	24 days
Retrograde	7 Dec	27 Dec	20 days
Combust	12 Dec	23 Dec	11 days
♏ Scorpio R	18 Dec	into 1998	13 days

Full Mercury transit 1997, day by day

Jupiter in 1997

no sign change · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Jupiter in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♑ Capricorn	from 1996	into 1998	about 1 year
Combust	5 Jan	2 Feb	28 days
Retrograde	10 Jun	8 Oct	about 4 months

Full Jupiter transit 1997, day by day

Venus in 1997

14 sign changes · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Venus in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♏ Scorpio	from 1996	5 Jan	5 days
♐ Sagittarius	5 Jan	29 Jan	24 days
♑ Capricorn	29 Jan	22 Feb	24 days
Combust	21 Feb	11 May	about 3 months
♒ Aquarius	22 Feb	18 Mar	24 days
♓ Pisces	18 Mar	11 Apr	24 days
♈ Aries	11 Apr	5 May	24 days
♉ Taurus	5 May	30 May	24 days
♊ Gemini	30 May	23 Jun	25 days
♋ Cancer	23 Jun	18 Jul	25 days
♌ Leo	18 Jul	12 Aug	25 days
♍ Virgo	12 Aug	7 Sep	25 days
♎ Libra	7 Sep	3 Oct	26 days
♏ Scorpio	3 Oct	30 Oct	27 days
♐ Sagittarius	30 Oct	2 Dec	33 days
♑ Capricorn	2 Dec	into 1998	30 days
Retrograde	27 Dec	into 1998	5 days

Full Venus transit 1997, day by day

Saturn in 1997

no sign change · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Saturn in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♓ Pisces	from 1996	into 1998	about 1 year
Combust	13 Mar	17 Apr	35 days
Retrograde	1 Aug	16 Dec	about 5 months

Full Saturn transit 1997, day by day

Rahu in 1997

1 sign change · always retrograde

Rahu in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♍ Virgo	from 1996	24 Jun	about 6 months
♌ Leo	24 Jun	into 1998	about 6 months

Rahu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Rahu transit 1997, day by day

Ketu in 1997

1 sign change · always retrograde

Ketu in 1997: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♓ Pisces	from 1996	24 Jun	about 6 months
♒ Aquarius	24 Jun	into 1998	about 6 months

Ketu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Ketu transit 1997, day by day