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Ephemeris for August 1998

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of August 1998, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of August 1998, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 8°34′ 14°01′ 28°14′ 14°56′ 17°06′ 27°44′ 3°26′ 10°52′ 0°33′ 5°22′
2 9°31′ 26°03′ 28°07′ 16°09′ 17°46′ 27°42′ 3°28′ 10°49′ 0°32′ 5°21′
3 10°29′ 8°17′ 27°55′ 17°22′ 18°25′ 27°39′ 3°29′ 10°47′ 0°30′ 5°20′
4 11°26′ 20°48′ 27°37′ 18°34′ 19°04′ 27°35′ 3°31′ 10°44′ 0°28′ 5°20′
5 12°23′ 3°37′ 27°14′ 19°47′ 19°44′ 27°32′ 3°32′ 10°42′ 0°27′ 5°20′
6 13°21′ 16°46′ 26°46′ 21°00′ 20°23′ 27°29′ 3°32′ 10°40′ 0°25′ 5°20′
7 14°19′ 0°16′ 26°14′ 22°13′ 21°02′ 27°25′ 3°34′ 10°37′ 0°23′ 5°19′
8 15°16′ 14°05′ 25°38′ 23°26′ 21°41′ 27°21′ 3°35′ 10°35′ 0°22′ 5°19′
9 16°13′ 28°11′ 24°57′ 24°39′ 22°20′ 27°17′ 3°35′ 10°32′ 0°20′ 5°19′
10 17°11′ 12°28′ 24°13′ 25°52′ 23°00′ 27°13′ 3°36′ 10°30′ 0°19′ 5°19′
11 18°08′ 26°53′ 23°27′ 27°05′ 23°39′ 27°08′ 3°37′ 10°28′ 0°17′ 5°18′
12 19°06′ 11°20′ 22°39′ 28°19′ 24°18′ 27°04′ 3°37′ 10°25′ 0°16′ 5°18′
13 20°04′ 25°46′ 21°50′ 29°32′ 24°57′ 26°59′ 3°37′ 10°23′ 0°14′ 5°18′
14 21°01′ 10°05′ 21°00′ 0°45′ 25°36′ 26°54′ 3°38′ 10°20′ 0°13′ 5°18′
15 21°59′ 24°17′ 20°12′ 1°58′ 26°15′ 26°49′ 3°38′ 10°18′ 0°11′ 5°18′
16 22°56′ 8°17′ 19°25′ 3°11′ 26°54′ 26°44′ 3°38′ 10°16′ 0°10′ 5°18′
17 23°54′ 22°05′ 18°41′ 4°25′ 27°32′ 26°38′ 3°38′ 10°14′ 0°08′ 5°18′
18 24°52′ 5°41′ 18°01′ 5°38′ 28°11′ 26°32′ 3°37′ 10°11′ 0°07′ 5°18′
19 25°50′ 19°02′ 17°25′ 6°52′ 28°50′ 26°27′ 3°37′ 10°09′ 0°05′ 5°18′
20 26°47′ 2°10′ 16°55′ 8°05′ 29°29′ 26°21′ 3°37′ 10°07′ 0°04′ 5°18′
21 27°45′ 15°04′ 16°30′ 9°19′ 0°08′ 26°15′ 3°36′ 10°04′ 0°03′ 5°18′
22 28°43′ 27°44′ 16°12′ 10°32′ 0°46′ 26°09′ 3°35′ 10°02′ 0°01′ 5°19′
23 29°41′ 10°10′ 16°01′ 11°46′ 1°25′ 26°02′ 3°35′ 10°00′ 0°00′ 5°19′
24 0°38′ 22°25′ 15°58′ 12°59′ 2°04′ 25°56′ 3°34′ 9°58′ 29°59′ 5°19′
25 1°37′ 4°30′ 16°02′ 14°13′ 2°42′ 25°50′ 3°33′ 9°56′ 29°58′ 5°19′
26 2°34′ 16°26′ 16°14′ 15°27′ 3°20′ 25°43′ 3°32′ 9°53′ 29°56′ 5°19′
27 3°32′ 28°19′ 16°35′ 16°41′ 3°59′ 25°36′ 3°31′ 9°52′ 29°55′ 5°20′
28 4°30′ 10°10′ 17°03′ 17°55′ 4°37′ 25°29′ 3°30′ 9°49′ 29°53′ 5°20′
29 5°28′ 22°03′ 17°39′ 19°08′ 5°16′ 25°22′ 3°29′ 9°47′ 29°52′ 5°20′
30 6°26′ 4°04′ 18°23′ 20°22′ 5°54′ 25°15′ 3°27′ 9°45′ 29°51′ 5°21′
31 7°24′ 16°16′ 19°14′ 21°36′ 6°32′ 25°08′ 3°26′ 9°43′ 29°50′ 5°22′

Each cell gives the sign glyph and the degree within that sign at 00:00 UTC. ℞ marks retrograde motion. If you are comparing with a table from elsewhere, check which moment of the day it uses: the Moon covers half a degree an hour, so the same date can read differently. Columns run ☉ Sun, ☽ Moon, ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus, ♆ Neptune, ♇ Pluto.

What changes during August 1998

  • 2 AugMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 4 AugMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 6 AugMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 9 AugMoon moves into Pisces
  • 11 AugMoon moves into Aries
  • 13 AugMoon moves into Taurus
  • 13 AugVenus moves into Leo
  • 15 AugMoon moves into Gemini
  • 16 AugSaturn turns retrograde
  • 17 AugPluto turns direct again
  • 17 AugMoon moves into Cancer
  • 19 AugMoon moves into Leo
  • 20 AugMars moves into Leo
  • 22 AugMoon moves into Virgo
  • 23 AugSun moves into Virgo
  • 23 AugNeptune moves into Capricorn
  • 24 AugMercury turns direct again
  • 24 AugMoon moves into Libra
  • 27 AugMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 29 AugMoon moves into Sagittarius

A planet turning is given to the nearest day. The table samples one moment each day, and a planet stands nearly still for a week either side of a station, so the hour it turns is not something a daily table can show.

This is the sky for everybody

A table says where the planets were. Where they were for you needs your own date, time and place, and that is a different calculation.