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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1988, the Sun was in Taurus (24°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°51'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1988	May 20, 1988 into Gemini
Moon	19°28'05" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1988	May 16, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	16°30'18" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	29°30'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	25°36'31" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°39'47" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	1°37'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°23'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°53'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°48'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°59'32" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 15, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 22:11 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	25°16' Taurus

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