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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1998?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1998, the Sun was in Cancer (1°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°49'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1998	Jul 23, 1998 into Leo
Moon	23°07'17" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 1998	Jun 23, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	16°48'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 15, 1998	Jun 30, 1998 into Leo
Venus	28°47'31" Taurus	Direct	May 29, 1998	Jun 24, 1998 into Gemini
Mars	21°13'18" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 1998	Jul 6, 1998 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°05'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	1°17'37" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	12°12'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°32'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°00'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°32'23" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on June 23, 1998

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 23:38 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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