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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1988?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (3°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Uranus in Capricorn. Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents. Mars moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°05'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	8°39'53" Taurus	Direct	Feb 21, 1988	Feb 24, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	12°46'06" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	15°13'20" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1988	Mar 6, 1988 into Taurus
Mars	0°02'57" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°59'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	0°40'30" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°16'53" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°32'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°34'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°23'14" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 22, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 22, 10:14 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 22, 20:43 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents.

Born on February 22, 1988?

Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mars 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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