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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1998?

Quick Answer

On July 19, 1998, the Sun was in Cancer (26°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 19, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°27' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°33' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°37'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1998	Jul 23, 1998 into Leo
Moon	4°31'53" Gemini	Direct	Jul 19, 1998	Jul 21, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	23°08'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	29°50'06" Gemini	Direct	Jun 24, 1998	Jul 19, 1998 into Cancer
Mars	8°49'05" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	28°03'27" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	2°59'19" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	11°20'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°53'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°30'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°09'47" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 19, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 19, 04:17 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 19, 15:17 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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