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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1988?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (15°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Aries. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°18' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°08'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	5°15'39" Libra	Direct	Mar 5, 1988	Mar 7, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°56'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	28°57'10" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1988	Mar 6, 1988 into Taurus
Mars	8°08'22" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°20'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	1°28'08" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°38'55" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°48'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°28'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°45'07" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 5, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 01:31 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 5, 22:20 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Born on March 5, 1988?

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