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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1998?

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On July 8, 1998, the Sun was in Cancer (16°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°27' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°07'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1998	Jul 23, 1998 into Leo
Moon	1°54'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 8, 1998	Jul 10, 1998 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°06'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	16°38'31" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 1998	Jul 19, 1998 into Cancer
Mars	1°26'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	27°54'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	2°23'18" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	11°44'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°11'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°41'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°44'44" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 8, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 08:27 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 8, 23:10 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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