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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1988?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (26°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury, 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 June 17, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°36' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°30'07" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	2°33'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1988	Jun 19, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	20°03'39" Gemini	Retrograde	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	19°26'42" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	16°04'46" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	23°12'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	29°28'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°09'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°09'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°02'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°14'41" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 17, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 06:57 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on June 17, 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 Sagittarius, 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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