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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1988?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1988, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°31' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°04' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°57'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1988	Feb 19, 1988 into Pisces
Moon	2°45'54" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 9, 1988	Feb 11, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°35'03" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	29°56'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1988	Feb 9, 1988 into Aries
Mars	21°18'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°43'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	29°36'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°45'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°10'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°34'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°04'33" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 9, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 04:39 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Feb 9, 06:41 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Feb 9, 08:11 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Feb 9, 13:03 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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