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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1998?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1998, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°06' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°26'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1998	Jan 20, 1999 into Aquarius
Moon	24°38'50" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1998	Dec 23, 1998 into Pisces
Mercury	10°10'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	14°43'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1998	Jan 4, 1999 into Aquarius
Mars	14°05'10" Libra	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Jan 26, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°47'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	26°48'09" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	10°31'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°45'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	8°48'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°50'57" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 23, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 19:19 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Dec 23, 21:44 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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