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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (2°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°33'59" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	0°23'25" Virgo	Direct	May 23, 1988	May 25, 1988 into Libra
Mercury	24°01'00" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	0°26'04" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 17, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	0°45'10" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	17°32'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	1°11'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°07'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°44'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°35'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°34'07" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 23, 1988

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 00:31 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
May 23, 11:12 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 23, 16:49 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	2°45' Virgo

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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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