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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (4°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Venus, 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 25, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°04' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°29'16" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	24°05'33" Virgo	Direct	May 23, 1988	May 25, 1988 into Libra
Mercury	25°10'16" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	0°16'46" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 17, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	2°01'27" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	18°00'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	1°03'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°03'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°42'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°32'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°27'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 25, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 23:49 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on May 25, 1988?

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Gemini 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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