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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1998?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1998, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1998	Feb 18, 1998 into Pisces
Moon	26°44'04" Libra	Direct	Jan 18, 1998	Jan 20, 1998 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°25'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1998	Feb 2, 1998 into Aquarius
Venus	23°41'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aquarius
Mars	26°08'21" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°30'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°38'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°12'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°40'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°21'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°41'41" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on January 20, 1998

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 06:45 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 18:34 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 20, 19:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	0°33' Scorpio

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