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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1998?

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On August 2, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (10°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% 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 2, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°16' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°00'02" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon2°08'24" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury28°01'16" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus16°45'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars18°05'15" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter27°40'20" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn3°28'28" TaurusDirect into Aries
Uranus10°47'43" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune0°30'51" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto5°20'52" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node2°25'18" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 2, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on August 2, 1998?

Venus and Mars sat 1 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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