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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1998?

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On August 6, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (13°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% 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 6, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°46' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°49'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon23°28'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury26°30'59" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus21°36'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars20°42'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter27°26'53" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn3°33'10" TaurusDirect into Aries
Uranus10°38'09" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune0°24'31" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto5°19'21" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node2°12'35" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 6, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on August 6, 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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