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Where Were the Planets on March 27, 1988?

Quick Answer

On March 27, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (7°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% 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 27, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°26' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 27, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°02'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	2°31'35" Leo	Direct	Mar 27, 1988	Mar 29, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	15°55'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1988	Apr 4, 1988 into Aries
Venus	22°45'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	22°59'26" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°06'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°22'45" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°00'57" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°07'48" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°06'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°35'13" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 27, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 27, 06:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on March 27, 1988?

Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Aries Sun. Saturn and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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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