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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1988?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°08' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°37'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	2°31'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1988	Jan 21, 1988 into Pisces
Mercury	14°57'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	4°40'12" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1988	Feb 9, 1988 into Aries
Mars	7°14'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°48'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°32'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°43'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°28'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°22'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°11'16" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 19, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 05:26 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	28°21' Capricorn
Jan 19, 08:01 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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