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Where Were the Planets on September 30, 1998?

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On September 30, 1998, the Sun was in Libra (7°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 30, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°43' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 30, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°07'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1998	Oct 23, 1998 into Scorpio
Moon	26°13'22" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 28, 1998	Sep 30, 1998 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°48'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1998	Oct 12, 1998 into Scorpio
Venus	29°25'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 1998	Sep 30, 1998 into Libra
Mars	25°41'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 20, 1998	Oct 7, 1998 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°11'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	1°55'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	8°56'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°25'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°51'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°17'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 30, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 30, 12:04 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Sep 30, 18:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Sep 30, 23:13 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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