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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1998?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1998, the Sun was in Taurus (6°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°38' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°03'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1998	May 21, 1998 into Gemini
Moon	6°14'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 1998	Apr 28, 1998 into Gemini
Mercury	11°20'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	21°50'30" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1998	May 3, 1998 into Aries
Mars	9°58'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 1998	May 24, 1998 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°39'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	24°59'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	12°33'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°08'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°30'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°36'40" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 26, 1998

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 02:08 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 26, 11:41 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	6°02' Taurus

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