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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1998?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (21°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°30'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	17°12'24" Taurus	Direct	Aug 13, 1998	Aug 15, 1998 into Gemini
Mercury	20°35'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	1°21'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1998	Sep 6, 1998 into Virgo
Mars	25°55'20" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	26°51'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°37'36" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	10°19'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°12'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°17'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°47'10" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 14, 1998

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 19:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	21°49' Taurus

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