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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1988?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (7°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Pluto was 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 26, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°06'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	29°54'00" Gemini	Direct	Feb 24, 1988	Feb 26, 1988 into Cancer
Mercury	13°05'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	19°50'42" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1988	Mar 6, 1988 into Taurus
Mars	2°44'40" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°45'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	0°57'40" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°24'58" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°38'31" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°32'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°10'32" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 26, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 12:11 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on February 26, 1988?

Mars, 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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