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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1998?

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On June 8, 1998, the Sun was in Gemini (17°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°20' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°30'07" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon28°10'04" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury15°16'35" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus11°06'49" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars10°49'40" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter25°38'16" PiscesDirect into Aries
Saturn29°55'31" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus12°32'53" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune1°50'58" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto6°23'20" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node5°20'03" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on June 8, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on June 8, 1998?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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