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Where Were the Planets on February 2, 1988?

Quick Answer

On February 2, 1988, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 2, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 14°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 2, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°51'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1988	Feb 19, 1988 into Pisces
Moon	8°51'32" Leo	Direct	Feb 1, 1988	Feb 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	28°03'44" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	21°35'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1988	Feb 9, 1988 into Aries
Mars	16°36'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	23°38'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	28°57'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°26'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°57'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°32'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°26'47" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 2, 1988

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 2, 04:29 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Feb 2, 20:52 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	13°14' Leo

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