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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1988?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°30' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°25'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	5°36'31" Virgo	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Jan 10, 1988 into Libra
Mercury	27°08'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Venus	21°13'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	29°54'20" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°44'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°19'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°06'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°04'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°10'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°46'13" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 8, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 00:34 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 8, 01:58 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 8, 15:24 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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