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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1988?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1988, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% 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 30, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°51' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°48'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1988	Feb 19, 1988 into Pisces
Moon	2°56'32" Cancer	Direct	Jan 30, 1988	Feb 1, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	27°22'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	17°59'21" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1988	Feb 9, 1988 into Aries
Mars	14°35'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	23°12'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	28°40'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°17'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°51'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°31'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°36'19" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 30, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 06:11 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on January 30, 1988?

Mars, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Sagittarius streak alongside their Aquarius Sun. Saturn and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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