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Astrology Calendar 1988

Every sign change, retrograde, eclipse and New and Full Moon of the year, solved to the minute.

Quick Answer

In 1988, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 2 to Feb 23; May 31 to Jun 24; Sep 28 to Oct 20). There are 4 eclipses: Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 1988 in Virgo; Total Solar Eclipse on March 18, 1988 in Pisces; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 27, 1988 in Pisces; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 11, 1988 in Virgo. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 1988, 09:39 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 1988, 03:56 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 22, 1988, 19:29 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 21, 1988, 15:28 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 1988

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 1988, 16:12 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo	13°23' Virgo
Mar 18, 1988, 01:57 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces	27°41' Pisces
Aug 27, 1988, 11:04 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	4°28' Pisces
Sep 11, 1988, 04:43 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo	18°39' Virgo

Retrogrades 1988

Every retrograde period that overlaps 1988, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Mercury	Feb 2, 1988, 06:16 UTC 28°04' Aquarius	Feb 23, 1988, 17:35 UTC 12°40' Aquarius	Aquarius	Jan 18, 1988 to Mar 14, 1988
Pluto	Feb 14, 1988, 14:08 UTC 12°35' Scorpio	Jul 20, 1988, 04:08 UTC 9°45' Scorpio	Scorpio	Oct 30, 1987 to Nov 6, 1988
Uranus	Apr 4, 1988, 19:36 UTC 1°02' Capricorn	Sep 5, 1988, 09:33 UTC 27°02' Sagittarius	Capricorn, Sagittarius	Dec 21, 1987 to Dec 20, 1988
Saturn	Apr 11, 1988, 01:59 UTC 2°33' Capricorn	Aug 30, 1988, 10:09 UTC 25°55' Sagittarius	Capricorn, Sagittarius	Jan 5, 1988 to Dec 6, 1988
Neptune	Apr 11, 1988, 12:59 UTC 10°11' Capricorn	Sep 18, 1988, 18:24 UTC 7°25' Capricorn	Capricorn	Dec 22, 1987 to Jan 8, 1989
Venus	May 22, 1988, 13:25 UTC 0°27' Cancer	Jul 4, 1988, 14:10 UTC 13°55' Gemini	Cancer, Gemini	Apr 19, 1988 to Aug 7, 1988
Mercury	May 31, 1988, 22:38 UTC 26°46' Gemini	Jun 24, 1988, 22:46 UTC 18°09' Gemini	Gemini	May 16, 1988 to Jul 9, 1988
Mars	Aug 26, 1988, 14:38 UTC 11°28' Aries	Oct 28, 1988, 05:07 UTC 29°52' Pisces	Aries, Pisces	Jul 13, 1988 to Dec 13, 1988
Jupiter	Sep 24, 1988, 13:59 UTC 6°07' Gemini	Jan 20, 1989, 06:12 UTC 26°05' Taurus	Gemini, Taurus	Jul 1, 1988 to Apr 14, 1989
Mercury	Sep 28, 1988, 21:33 UTC 27°03' Libra	Oct 20, 1988, 05:23 UTC 11°38' Libra	Libra	Sep 8, 1988 to Nov 4, 1988

Zodiac Season Dates 1988

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 20, 1988, 20:24 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 19, 1988, 10:35 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 1988, 09:39 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 19, 1988, 20:45 UTC
Gemini season	May 20, 1988, 19:57 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 1988, 03:56 UTC
Leo season	Jul 22, 1988, 14:51 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 22, 1988, 21:54 UTC
Libra season	Sep 22, 1988, 19:29 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 1988, 04:44 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 1988, 02:12 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 21, 1988, 15:28 UTC

Month by Month 1988

New and Full Moons, eclipses, stations, planetary ingresses and the exact aspects between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

January 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 01:41 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	12°54' Cancer
Jan 8, 15:24 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 10, 05:28 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 15, 16:03 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 19, 05:26 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	28°21' Capricorn
Jan 20, 20:24 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

February 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 2, 06:16 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	28°04' Aquarius
Feb 2, 20:52 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	13°14' Leo
Feb 9, 13:03 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 12, 23:31 UTC	Saturn conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Feb 13, 23:36 UTC	Saturn enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 14, 14:08 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	12°35' Scorpio
Feb 15, 01:14 UTC	Uranus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 17, 15:54 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	28°12' Aquarius
Feb 19, 10:35 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 22, 10:14 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 23, 17:35 UTC	Mercury stations direct	12°40' Aquarius

March 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 16:12 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo	13°23' Virgo
Mar 6, 10:21 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 8, 15:40 UTC	Jupiter enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 12, 12:01 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine
Mar 16, 10:10 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 18, 01:57 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces	27°41' Pisces
Mar 18, 11:00 UTC	Jupiter trine Saturn	Exact trine
Mar 20, 09:39 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

April 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 09:21 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	12°51' Libra
Apr 3, 17:08 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 4, 19:36 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	1°02' Capricorn
Apr 4, 22:04 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 6, 21:44 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 11, 01:59 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	2°33' Capricorn
Apr 11, 12:59 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	10°11' Capricorn
Apr 16, 12:00 UTC	New Moon in Aries	26°43' Aries
Apr 19, 20:45 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 06:42 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 22, 09:48 UTC	Jupiter trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 27, 05:42 UTC	Jupiter opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

May 1988

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 23:41 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	11°48' Scorpio
May 4, 19:41 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 15, 22:11 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	25°16' Taurus
May 17, 16:41 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 20, 19:57 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 22, 07:41 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 22, 13:25 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	0°27' Cancer
May 27, 00:03 UTC	Uranus re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn
May 27, 07:19 UTC	Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer
May 31, 10:54 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	10°12' Sagittarius
May 31, 22:38 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	26°46' Gemini

June 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 10, 05:36 UTC	Saturn re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn
Jun 14, 09:14 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	23°31' Gemini
Jun 21, 03:56 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 24, 22:46 UTC	Mercury stations direct	18°09' Gemini
Jun 26, 18:55 UTC	Saturn conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jun 29, 19:46 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	8°15' Capricorn

July 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 14:10 UTC	Venus stations direct	13°55' Gemini
Jul 12, 06:42 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 13, 19:55 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jul 13, 21:53 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	21°41' Cancer
Jul 20, 04:08 UTC	Pluto stations direct	9°45' Scorpio
Jul 22, 00:00 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 22, 14:51 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 28, 21:18 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 29, 03:25 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	6°14' Aquarius

August 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 23:24 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 12, 12:31 UTC	New Moon in Leo	20°00' Leo
Aug 12, 17:28 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 22, 21:54 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 14:38 UTC	Mars stations retrograde	11°28' Aries
Aug 27, 11:04 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces	4°28' Pisces
Aug 30, 10:09 UTC	Saturn stations direct	25°55' Sagittarius
Aug 30, 20:25 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

September 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 09:33 UTC	Uranus stations direct	27°02' Sagittarius
Sep 7, 11:38 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 11, 04:43 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo	18°39' Virgo
Sep 18, 18:23 UTC	Neptune stations direct	7°25' Capricorn
Sep 22, 19:29 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 24, 13:59 UTC	Jupiter stations retrograde	6°07' Gemini
Sep 25, 19:07 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	2°55' Aries
Sep 28, 21:33 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	27°03' Libra

October 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 13:14 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 10, 21:49 UTC	New Moon in Libra	17°48' Libra
Oct 18, 12:14 UTC	Saturn conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Oct 20, 05:23 UTC	Mercury stations direct	11°38' Libra
Oct 23, 04:44 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 22:57 UTC	Mars re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries
Oct 25, 04:36 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	1°59' Taurus
Oct 28, 05:07 UTC	Mars stations direct	29°52' Pisces
Oct 29, 23:19 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

November 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 1, 12:03 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Nov 6, 14:57 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Nov 9, 14:20 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	17°24' Scorpio
Nov 12, 09:20 UTC	Saturn enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 22, 02:12 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 23, 13:33 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Nov 23, 15:53 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	1°35' Gemini
Nov 25, 10:03 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 30, 20:53 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini

December 1988

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 16:11 UTC	Uranus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 9, 05:36 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	17°22' Sagittarius
Dec 14, 11:53 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 17, 17:55 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 21, 15:28 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 23, 05:29 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	1°37' Cancer

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 1988

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Questions About 1988

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1988?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1988?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1988: from February 2, 1988 to February 23, 1988 (Aquarius); from May 31, 1988 to June 24, 1988 (Gemini); from September 28, 1988 to October 20, 1988 (Libra).

When Are the Eclipses in 1988?

Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 3, 1988; Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces on March 18, 1988; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on August 27, 1988; Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 11, 1988.

When Do the Seasons Start in 1988?

March Equinox: March 20, 1988 at 4:39 AM ET (09:39 UTC); June Solstice: June 20, 1988 at 11:56 PM ET (03:56 UTC on June 21); September Equinox: September 22, 1988 at 3:29 PM ET (19:29 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1988 at 10:28 AM ET (15:28 UTC).

Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

Your Personal 1988 Forecast

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