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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1988?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (10°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°59' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 17°44' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°14'32" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	10°50'04" Sagittarius	Direct	May 30, 1988	Jun 1, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°46'31" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	28°50'44" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	5°47'57" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	19°24'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	0°40'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°50'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°34'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°23'38" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°08'42" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 31, 1988

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 10:54 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	10°12' Sagittarius

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