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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1998?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (22°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°16' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°27'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	1°18'24" Gemini	Direct	Aug 15, 1998	Aug 17, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	19°48'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	2°34'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1998	Sep 6, 1998 into Virgo
Mars	26°34'15" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	26°46'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°37'41" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	10°16'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°10'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°17'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°44'00" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 15, 1998

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 09:45 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 15, 18:33 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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