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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1998?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1998, the Sun was in Cancer (23°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°04' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°45'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1998	Jul 23, 1998 into Leo
Moon	21°58'47" Aries	Direct	Jul 14, 1998	Jul 17, 1998 into Taurus
Mercury	20°25'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	26°13'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 1998	Jul 19, 1998 into Cancer
Mars	6°48'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	28°03'24" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	2°50'35" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	11°27'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°58'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°32'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°19'19" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 1998

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 15:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	23°53' Aries

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