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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1998?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1998, the Sun was in Taurus (8°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

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

Planetary positions on April 28, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°00'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1998	May 21, 1998 into Gemini
Moon	6°11'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1998	Apr 30, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	12°27'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	24°03'53" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1998	May 3, 1998 into Aries
Mars	11°26'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 1998	May 24, 1998 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°02'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	25°14'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	12°35'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°09'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°27'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°30'19" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 28, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 01:55 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 28, 17:20 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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