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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1998?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1998, the Sun was in Aquarius (20°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°31'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1998	Feb 18, 1998 into Pisces
Moon	28°27'03" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1998	Feb 9, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	11°03'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1998	Feb 20, 1998 into Pisces
Venus	18°43'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aquarius
Mars	11°53'49" Pisces	Direct	Jan 25, 1998	Mar 4, 1998 into Aries
Jupiter	1°12'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	16°09'04" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	9°22'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°25'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°48'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°38'08" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on February 9, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 14:56 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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