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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1998?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1998, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°08' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°30'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1998	Jan 20, 1999 into Aquarius
Moon	5°09'53" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1998	Dec 28, 1998 into Taurus
Mercury	13°52'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	18°29'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1998	Jan 4, 1999 into Aquarius
Mars	15°37'19" Libra	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Jan 26, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°10'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	26°46'35" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	10°40'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	0°51'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	8°55'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°41'25" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 26, 1998

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 03:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 26, 10:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	4°27' Aries

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