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Where Were the Planets on June 27, 1988?

Quick Answer

On June 27, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (6°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% 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 June 27, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°21' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 27, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°02'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	5°29'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 27, 1988	Jun 29, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	18°24'25" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	14°55'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	21°43'15" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	25°20'09" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	28°43'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°45'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°53'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°54'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°42'54" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 27, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 27, 02:17 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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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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