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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1998?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1998, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn was 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 December 21, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°24'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1998	Dec 22, 1998 into Capricorn
Moon	28°47'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 19, 1998	Dec 21, 1998 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°54'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	12°12'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1998	Jan 4, 1999 into Aquarius
Mars	13°03'03" Libra	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Jan 26, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°32'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	26°49'45" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	10°25'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°41'45" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	8°44'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°57'18" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 21, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 14:16 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on December 21, 1998?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Pluto 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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