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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1998?

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On April 23, 1998, the Sun was in Taurus (3°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Pluto was 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 23, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°25' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°07'58" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon21°02'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury10°12'58" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus18°31'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars7°46'00" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter18°02'53" PiscesDirect into Aries
Saturn24°36'42" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus12°30'06" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune2°07'56" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto7°34'16" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node7°46'12" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 23, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 23, 1998?

Venus and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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