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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1998?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1998, the Sun was in Aries (2°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (28% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°36' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°39'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1998	Apr 20, 1998 into Taurus
Moon	29°24'51" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1998	Mar 23, 1998 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°17'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	16°14'59" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 6, 1998 into Pisces
Mars	14°28'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 13, 1998 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°13'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	20°42'55" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	11°32'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°41'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°01'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°24'41" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 23, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 13:01 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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