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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1988?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 1988, the Sun was in Gemini (27°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% 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 18, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°27'25" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1988	Jun 21, 1988 into Cancer
Moon	14°37'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1988	Jun 19, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	19°36'54" Gemini	Retrograde	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	18°52'05" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	16°39'33" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	23°25'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	29°23'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°07'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°07'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°01'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°11'30" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 18, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on June 18, 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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