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Where Were the Planets on August 7, 1988?

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On August 7, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (15°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 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 August 7, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°49' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 7, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°11'09" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon18°29'07" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury19°53'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus0°25'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars9°00'37" AriesDirect into Pisces
Jupiter2°34'05" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Saturn26°20'42" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus27°22'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°52'20" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto9°51'21" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node15°32'38" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 7, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on August 7, 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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