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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1998?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (9°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (60% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 26°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°02'38" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon20°00'38" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury28°11'04" LeoStationing direct into Virgo
Venus15°32'20" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars17°25'49" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter27°43'14" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn3°27'02" TaurusDirect into Aries
Uranus10°50'06" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune0°32'27" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto5°21'20" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node2°28'28" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 1, 1998

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 1, 1998?

Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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