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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (7°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 28, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°21'59" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	1°00'24" Scorpio	Direct	May 28, 1988	May 30, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°19'30" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	29°44'33" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	3°55'09" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	18°42'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	0°52'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°56'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°38'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°27'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°18'13" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 28, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 10:06 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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