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Where Were the Planets on February 19, 1988?

Quick Answer

On February 19, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (0°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Pisces, and Pisces season began. The Sun sextiled Uranus. A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make. The Sun sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 19, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 19, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°03'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	25°56'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1988	Feb 19, 1988 into Aries
Mercury	13°45'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	11°43'44" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1988	Mar 6, 1988 into Taurus
Mars	28°01'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°26'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	0°26'50" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°10'22" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°27'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°34'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°32'46" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 19, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 19, 10:35 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 19, 14:48 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.
Feb 19, 18:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 19, 22:00 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on February 19, 1988?

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Saturn and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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