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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1998?

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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.

Venus met Mars in Cancer. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°54'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon27°09'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°26'08" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus19°10'44" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars19°24'01" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter27°33'58" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn3°31'01" TaurusDirect into Aries
Uranus10°42'56" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune0°27'40" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto5°20'03" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node2°18'57" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 4, 1998

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on August 4, 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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