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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (9°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% 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 30, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°31' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°17'02" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	27°12'57" Scorpio	Direct	May 28, 1988	May 30, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°42'11" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	29°11'00" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	5°10'27" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	19°10'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	0°44'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°52'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°35'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°25'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°11'52" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 30, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 16:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on May 30, 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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