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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1998?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (0°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	29°33'15" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1998	Jul 23, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	25°57'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	4°39'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1998	Aug 13, 1998 into Leo
Mars	11°28'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	28°00'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°09'38" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	11°11'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°47'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°26'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°57'04" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 23, 1998

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 00:55 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 12:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 13:44 UTC	New Moon in Leo	0°30' Leo
Jul 23, 20:23 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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