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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1998?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1998, the Sun was in Aries (12°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°32'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1998	Apr 20, 1998 into Taurus
Moon	25°57'42" Gemini	Direct	Mar 31, 1998	Apr 2, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	19°40'09" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	26°09'19" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 6, 1998 into Pisces
Mars	22°04'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 13, 1998 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°31'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	21°57'29" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	11°55'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°53'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°55'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°52'55" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 2, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 07:28 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Apr 2, 19:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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