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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1998?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1998, the Sun was in Scorpio (16°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°49' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°52'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1998	Nov 22, 1998 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°34'57" Cancer	Direct	Nov 7, 1998	Nov 9, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	9°34'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	19°28'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1998	Nov 17, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°44'07" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	18°11'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	28°51'27" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	9°00'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°37'10" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°06'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°10'45" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 9, 1998

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 14:32 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Nov 9, 21:03 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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