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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1988?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (2°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto 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 February 21, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°04'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	24°51'49" Aries	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Feb 21, 1988 into Taurus
Mercury	12°58'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	14°03'37" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1988	Mar 6, 1988 into Taurus
Mars	29°22'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1988	Feb 22, 1988 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°48'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	0°36'01" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°14'45" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°31'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°34'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°26'25" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 21, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 20:50 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on February 21, 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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