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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1998?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1998, the Sun was in Pisces (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1998	Mar 20, 1998 into Aries
Moon	29°45'29" Gemini	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Mar 6, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	26°31'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1998	Mar 8, 1998 into Aries
Venus	1°23'05" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 6, 1998 into Pisces
Mars	1°24'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 13, 1998 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°12'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	18°42'12" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	10°44'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°15'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°03'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°18'42" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 6, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 06:49 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Mar 6, 07:39 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Mar 6, 12:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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