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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1988?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°00' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°17'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	11°16'51" Gemini	Direct	Dec 31, 1987	Jan 3, 1988 into Cancer
Mercury	15°39'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Venus	12°37'32" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	25°15'24" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°15'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°31'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°41'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°48'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°00'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°08'27" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 1, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 1, 1988?

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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