# Astrology Calendar 1998

> In 1998, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 27 to Apr 20; Jul 31 to Aug 23; Nov 21 to Dec 11). There are 5 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 26, 1998 in Pisces; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 13, 1998 in Virgo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on August 8, 1998 in Aquarius; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 22, 1998 in Leo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 6, 1998 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1998

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1998-03-20 19:54 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1998-06-21 14:02 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1998-09-23 05:37 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1998-12-22 01:56 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-02-26 17:28 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 7°54' Pisces |
| 1998-03-13 04:20 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 22°16' Virgo |
| 1998-08-08 02:25 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 15°30' Aquarius |
| 1998-08-22 02:06 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 28°47' Leo |
| 1998-09-06 11:10 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 13°33' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venus | 1997-12-26 21:21 UTC at 3°56' Aquarius | 1998-02-05 21:24 UTC at 18°28' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1997-11-25 to 1998-03-09 |
| Pluto | 1998-03-11 05:00 UTC at 8°03' Sagittarius | 1998-08-16 06:13 UTC at 5°17' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1997-11-23 to 1998-12-04 |
| Mercury | 1998-03-27 19:46 UTC at 21°29' Aries | 1998-04-20 07:31 UTC at 9°47' Aries | Aries | 1998-03-14 to 1998-05-08 |
| Neptune | 1998-05-04 10:49 UTC at 2°09' Aquarius | 1998-10-11 14:00 UTC at 29°23' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1998-01-12 to 1999-01-30 |
| Uranus | 1998-05-17 14:39 UTC at 12°44' Aquarius | 1998-10-18 21:27 UTC at 8°48' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1998-01-30 to 1999-02-01 |
| Jupiter | 1998-07-18 01:53 UTC at 28°03' Pisces | 1998-11-13 13:03 UTC at 18°09' Pisces | Pisces | 1998-04-24 to 1999-02-03 |
| Mercury | 1998-07-31 02:30 UTC at 28°16' Leo | 1998-08-23 22:32 UTC at 15°57' Leo | Leo | 1998-07-12 to 1998-09-07 |
| Saturn | 1998-08-15 19:06 UTC at 3°37' Taurus | 1998-12-29 15:47 UTC at 26°46' Aries | Taurus, Aries | 1998-05-10 to 1999-04-02 |
| Mercury | 1998-11-21 11:41 UTC at 17°33' Sagittarius | 1998-12-11 06:36 UTC at 1°18' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1998-11-02 to 1998-12-29 |

## January 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-01-09 21:01 UTC | Venus re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-01-12 16:20 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1998-01-12 17:24 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 22°18' Cancer |
| 1998-01-20 06:45 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1998-01-25 09:26 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-01-28 06:01 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 8°06' Aquarius |
| 1998-01-29 01:29 UTC | Neptune enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |

## February 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-02-02 15:14 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1998-02-04 10:51 UTC | Jupiter enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-02-05 21:24 UTC | Venus stations direct | 18°28' Capricorn |
| 1998-02-11 10:23 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 22°29' Leo |
| 1998-02-18 20:54 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-02-20 10:22 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-02-26 17:28 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces | 7°54' Pisces |

## March 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-03-04 16:10 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1998-03-04 16:18 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1998-03-08 08:29 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1998-03-10 01:36 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1998-03-11 05:00 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 8°03' Sagittarius |
| 1998-03-13 04:20 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 22°16' Virgo |
| 1998-03-20 19:54 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1998-03-27 19:46 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 21°29' Aries |
| 1998-03-28 03:14 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 7°15' Aries |

## April 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-04-06 05:36 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-04-11 22:24 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 21°49' Libra |
| 1998-04-13 01:04 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1998-04-20 06:56 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1998-04-20 07:31 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 9°47' Aries |
| 1998-04-26 11:41 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 6°02' Taurus |

## May 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-05-03 19:15 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1998-05-04 10:50 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 2°09' Aquarius |
| 1998-05-11 14:30 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 20°42' Scorpio |
| 1998-05-15 02:10 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1998-05-17 14:39 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 12°44' Aquarius |
| 1998-05-21 06:05 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1998-05-24 03:41 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1998-05-25 19:32 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 4°23' Gemini |
| 1998-05-29 23:31 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## June 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-06-01 08:07 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1998-06-09 06:09 UTC | Saturn enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1998-06-10 04:18 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 19°06' Sagittarius |
| 1998-06-15 05:33 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1998-06-21 14:02 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1998-06-24 03:50 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 2°27' Cancer |
| 1998-06-24 12:27 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1998-06-25 22:59 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1998-06-30 23:52 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-07-06 08:59 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1998-07-09 16:01 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 17°15' Capricorn |
| 1998-07-18 01:53 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 28°03' Pisces |
| 1998-07-19 15:17 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1998-07-23 00:55 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1998-07-23 13:44 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 0°30' Leo |
| 1998-07-31 02:30 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 28°16' Leo |

## August 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-08-08 02:25 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 15°30' Aquarius |
| 1998-08-13 09:19 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1998-08-15 19:06 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 3°37' Taurus |
| 1998-08-16 06:13 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 5°17' Sagittarius |
| 1998-08-20 19:16 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1998-08-22 02:06 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 28°47' Leo |
| 1998-08-23 02:39 UTC | Neptune re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1998-08-23 07:59 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1998-08-23 22:32 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 15°57' Leo |

## September 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-09-06 11:10 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 13°33' Pisces |
| 1998-09-06 19:24 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1998-09-08 01:58 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1998-09-17 05:32 UTC | The North Node enters Leo | Leaves Virgo |
| 1998-09-20 17:02 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 27°32' Virgo |
| 1998-09-23 05:37 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1998-09-24 10:12 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1998-09-30 23:13 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## October 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-10-05 20:12 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 12°23' Aries |
| 1998-10-07 12:29 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1998-10-11 14:00 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 29°23' Capricorn |
| 1998-10-12 02:44 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1998-10-18 21:27 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 8°48' Aquarius |
| 1998-10-20 10:10 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 26°49' Libra |
| 1998-10-23 14:59 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1998-10-24 23:06 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1998-10-25 18:32 UTC | Saturn re-enters Aries (retrograde) | Leaves Taurus |

## November 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-11-01 00:52 UTC | Saturn square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1998-11-01 16:02 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1998-11-04 05:18 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 11°35' Taurus |
| 1998-11-13 13:03 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 18°09' Pisces |
| 1998-11-17 21:06 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1998-11-19 04:27 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 26°38' Scorpio |
| 1998-11-21 11:41 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 17°33' Sagittarius |
| 1998-11-22 12:34 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1998-11-27 10:10 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1998-11-27 23:09 UTC | Neptune enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |

## December 1998

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998-12-03 15:19 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 11°15' Gemini |
| 1998-12-11 06:36 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 1°18' Sagittarius |
| 1998-12-11 18:33 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1998-12-18 22:43 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 26°48' Sagittarius |
| 1998-12-22 01:56 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1998?

In 1998, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 27 to Apr 20; Jul 31 to Aug 23; Nov 21 to Dec 11). There are 5 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 26, 1998 in Pisces; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 13, 1998 in Virgo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on August 8, 1998 in Aquarius; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 22, 1998 in Leo; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 6, 1998 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1998?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1998: from March 27, 1998 to April 20, 1998 (Aries); from July 31, 1998 to August 23, 1998 (Leo); from November 21, 1998 to December 11, 1998 (Sagittarius).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1998?

Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces on February 26, 1998; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 13, 1998; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on August 8, 1998; Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 22, 1998; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 6, 1998.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1998?

March Equinox: March 20, 1998 at 2:54 PM ET (19:54 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1998 at 10:02 AM ET (14:02 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1998 at 1:37 AM ET (05:37 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1998 at 8:56 PM ET (01:56 UTC on December 22).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1998). Free to cite with a link to the source page.