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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1998?

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On August 3, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (10°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun opposed Uranus. Restlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°17' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°47' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°57'27" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon14°30'19" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°46'16" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus17°57'54" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars18°44'39" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter27°37'14" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn3°29'48" TaurusDirect into Aries
Uranus10°45'19" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune0°29'15" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto5°20'27" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node2°22'07" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 3, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun opposite UranusRestlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Born on August 3, 1998?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree 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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