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Where Were the Planets on February 4, 1998?

Quick Answer

On February 4, 1998, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Jupiter entered Pisces, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mars squared Pluto. Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire. The Sun sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 4, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°33' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°19' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 4, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°28'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1998	Feb 18, 1998 into Pisces
Moon	22°28'48" Taurus	Direct	Feb 2, 1998	Feb 5, 1998 into Gemini
Mercury	2°56'49" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1998	Feb 20, 1998 into Pisces
Venus	18°30'32" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 9, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aquarius
Mars	7°57'55" Pisces	Direct	Jan 25, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aries
Jupiter	0°00'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	15°43'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	9°05'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°14'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°42'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°54'01" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on February 4, 1998

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 4, 04:12 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Feb 4, 10:51 UTC	Jupiter enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 4, 18:33 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on February 4, 1998?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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