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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1988?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (16°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°19' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°08'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	17°25'36" Libra	Direct	Mar 5, 1988	Mar 7, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°50'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	0°04'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	8°48'52" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°33'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	1°31'34" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°40'27" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°50'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°27'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°41'56" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 6, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 10:21 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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