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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1988?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1988, the Sun was in Pisces (22°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°32' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°07'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1988	Mar 20, 1988 into Aries
Moon	5°30'00" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1988	Mar 14, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°09'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1988	Mar 16, 1988 into Pisces
Venus	6°44'55" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	12°51'57" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	0°48'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	1°50'21" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°48'36" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°56'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°22'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°22'52" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 12, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 02:31 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 12, 12:01 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine

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