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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.

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	Exact conjunction

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