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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1998?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	28°54'48" Gemini	Direct	Aug 15, 1998	Aug 17, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	18°20'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	5°01'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1998	Sep 6, 1998 into Virgo
Mars	27°51'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1998	Aug 20, 1998 into Leo
Jupiter	26°35'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°37'32" Taurus	Stationing direct	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	10°12'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°07'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°17'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°37'38" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 17, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 13:55 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 17, 17:20 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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