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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 1988?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°22' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°22' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°27'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	29°21'23" Virgo	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Jan 10, 1988 into Libra
Mercury	0°26'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	23°40'44" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	1°14'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°54'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°33'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°13'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°08'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°13'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°39'52" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 10, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 05:28 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 10, 13:17 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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