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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.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°31'56" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon9°20'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury19°02'12" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus27°10'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars22°49'56" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter13°45'02" PiscesDirect into Aries
Saturn22°05'01" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus11°57'16" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune1°54'12" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto7°54'47" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node8°49'44" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 3, 1998

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

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Cancer13°52' Cancer

Born on April 3, 1998?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Saturn were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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