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Where Were the Planets on May 29, 1998?

Quick Answer

On May 29, 1998, the Sun was in Gemini (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 29, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 29, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'28" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1998	Jun 21, 1998 into Cancer
Moon	26°20'40" Cancer	Direct	May 27, 1998	May 29, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	24°19'44" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1998	Jun 1, 1998 into Gemini
Venus	29°26'29" Aries	Direct	May 3, 1998	May 29, 1998 into Taurus
Mars	3°47'43" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 1998	Jul 6, 1998 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°20'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	28°53'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	12°40'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°00'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°39'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°51'49" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on May 29, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 12:14 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
May 29, 18:37 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 29, 23:31 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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