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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (6°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Uranus entered Sagittarius (moving retrograde), a sign change that comes around once every 84 years or so. Venus moved from Cancer into Gemini. Venus opposed Uranus while Venus was retrograde. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°39' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°24'26" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	18°25'18" Libra	Direct	May 25, 1988	May 28, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°01'07" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	29°57'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	3°17'21" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	18°28'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	0°56'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°58'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°39'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°29'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°21'24" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 27, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 00:03 UTC	Uranus re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn
May 27, 07:19 UTC	Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer
May 27, 08:59 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Born on May 27, 1988?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. Saturn and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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