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Where Were the Planets on January 11, 1998?

Quick Answer

On January 11, 1998, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 11, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°36' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 11, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°03'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1997	Jan 20, 1998 into Aquarius
Moon	6°15'31" Cancer	Direct	Jan 11, 1998	Jan 13, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	28°32'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1997	Jan 12, 1998 into Capricorn
Venus	29°06'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aquarius
Mars	19°02'23" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°29'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°09'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°41'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°20'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°06'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°10'16" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on January 11, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 11, 00:42 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 11, 02:55 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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