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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1988?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°21'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	0°06'23" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1988	Jan 8, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	22°12'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Venus	17°32'43" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	27°54'42" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°31'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°59'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°55'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°57'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°06'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°55'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 5, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 11:47 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 5, 1988?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Saturn and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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