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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1998?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1998, the Sun was in Aries (13°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°31'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1998	Apr 20, 1998 into Taurus
Moon	9°20'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 2, 1998	Apr 5, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	19°02'12" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	27°10'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 6, 1998 into Pisces
Mars	22°49'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 4, 1998	Apr 13, 1998 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°45'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	22°05'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	11°57'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°54'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°54'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°49'44" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 3, 1998

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 20:19 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	13°52' Cancer

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