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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1998?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1998, the Sun was in Aries (23°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°27' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°21'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1998	Apr 20, 1998 into Taurus
Moon	10°28'26" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 12, 1998	Apr 15, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°45'31" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	7°39'44" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1998	May 3, 1998 into Aries
Mars	0°20'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 1998	May 24, 1998 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°57'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	23°20'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	12°15'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°02'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°45'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°17'58" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 13, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 01:04 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 13, 11:40 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Apr 13, 14:13 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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