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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1998?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (8°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°00' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°05'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	8°02'54" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 30, 1998	Aug 2, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mercury	28°15'40" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	14°19'37" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1998	Aug 13, 1998 into Leo
Mars	16°46'20" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	27°45'56" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°25'30" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	10°52'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°34'03" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°21'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°31'39" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 31, 1998

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 12:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	8°05' Scorpio

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