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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1998?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (11°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°36' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°54'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	27°09'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 2, 1998	Aug 4, 1998 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°26'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	19°10'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1998	Aug 13, 1998 into Leo
Mars	19°24'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	27°33'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°31'01" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	10°42'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°27'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°20'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°18'57" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 4, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 17:17 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 4, 21:30 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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