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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1988?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (0°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°05'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	2°54'36" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Mar 22, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	5°30'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1988	Apr 4, 1988 into Aries
Venus	15°25'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	18°16'05" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	2°32'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°10'17" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°56'38" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°03'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°14'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°57'27" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 20, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 07:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 20, 09:39 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

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