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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1988?

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On August 6, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (14°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°04' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°13'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon5°36'25" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury17°53'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus29°36'58" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars8°45'21" AriesDirect into Pisces
Jupiter2°25'42" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Saturn26°22'52" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus27°24'20" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°53'33" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto9°50'45" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node15°35'49" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 6, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
Venus enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on August 6, 1988?

Saturn and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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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