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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1998?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1998, the Sun was in Taurus (9°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°42' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°56'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1998	May 21, 1998 into Gemini
Moon	4°38'27" Cancer	Direct	Apr 30, 1998	May 2, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	13°49'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1998	May 15, 1998 into Taurus
Venus	26°17'47" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1998	May 3, 1998 into Aries
Mars	12°54'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 1998	May 24, 1998 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°26'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	25°29'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	12°37'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°09'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°24'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°23'57" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on April 30, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 02:06 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square
Apr 30, 03:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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