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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1988, the Sun was in Taurus (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were 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 May 3, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°05' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°15'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1988	May 20, 1988 into Gemini
Moon	1°44'31" Sagittarius	Direct	May 3, 1988	May 5, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°30'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1988	May 4, 1988 into Gemini
Venus	24°19'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	17°45'04" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°48'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°08'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°42'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°03'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°08'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°37'39" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 3, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 08:52 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on May 3, 1988?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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