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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1998?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1998, the Sun was in Pisces (27°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°41'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1998	Mar 20, 1998 into Aries
Moon	25°29'01" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 16, 1998	Mar 18, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°57'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	11°34'04" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 6, 1998 into Pisces
Mars	10°39'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 13, 1998 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°03'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	20°06'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	11°19'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°34'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°02'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°40'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 18, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 05:06 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Mar 18, 20:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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