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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1998?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1998, the Sun was in Leo (29°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°43' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°09' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°11'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Virgo
Moon	3°58'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1998	Aug 24, 1998 into Libra
Mercury	16°05'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1998	Sep 8, 1998 into Virgo
Venus	11°09'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1998	Sep 6, 1998 into Virgo
Mars	1°05'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 20, 1998	Oct 7, 1998 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°05'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	3°35'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	10°00'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°00'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1998	Aug 23, 1998 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°18'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°21'45" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on August 22, 1998

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 02:06 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo	28°47' Leo
Aug 22, 04:21 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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