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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1998?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1998, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Sagittarius while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mercury sextiled Uranus while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°04'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1998	Dec 22, 1998 into Capricorn
Moon	8°50'26" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1998	Dec 2, 1998 into Gemini
Mercury	9°25'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	17°06'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1998	Dec 11, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	2°16'30" Libra	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Jan 26, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°42'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	27°28'44" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	9°36'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°05'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	7°57'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°00'51" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 1, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 08:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Dec 1, 15:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on December 1, 1998?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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