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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 1988?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (19°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% 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 March 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°38' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°08'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	25°07'57" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 7, 1988	Mar 9, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°48'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	3°25'45" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	10°50'23" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	0°10'36" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	1°41'22" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°44'45" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°53'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°25'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°32'24" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 9, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 20:58 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on March 9, 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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