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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1998?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1998, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°14'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1998	Feb 18, 1998 into Pisces
Moon	8°43'39" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1998	Jan 23, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°50'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1998	Feb 2, 1998 into Aquarius
Venus	23°07'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aquarius
Mars	26°55'42" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°44'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	14°41'56" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	8°16'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°42'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°23'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°38'30" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on January 21, 1998

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 04:07 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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