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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1998?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1998, the Sun was in Gemini (0°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°47' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°14'13" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1998	Jun 21, 1998 into Cancer
Moon	0°32'44" Aries	Direct	May 21, 1998	May 23, 1998 into Taurus
Mercury	9°52'47" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1998	Jun 1, 1998 into Gemini
Venus	20°10'34" Aries	Direct	May 3, 1998	May 29, 1998 into Taurus
Mars	28°06'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 1998	May 24, 1998 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°09'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	27°59'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	12°44'03" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°05'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°52'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°17'14" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on May 21, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 06:05 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 11:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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