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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 1998?

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On November 5, 1998, the Sun was in Scorpio (12°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 5, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°31' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°51'47" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon1°09'17" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury4°54'07" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus14°27'50" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars17°23'41" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter18°16'25" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn29°09'28" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus8°56'21" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune29°33'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto6°58'07" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node27°23'28" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on November 5, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on November 5, 1998?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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