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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1998?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1998, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 16°41' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1998	Dec 22, 1998 into Capricorn
Moon	9°09'40" Gemini	Direct	Dec 2, 1998	Dec 4, 1998 into Cancer
Mercury	6°42'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	19°36'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1998	Dec 11, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	3°22'57" Libra	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Jan 26, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°50'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	27°23'04" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	9°40'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°08'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	8°02'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°54'30" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 3, 1998

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 15:19 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	11°15' Gemini

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