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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1988?

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On August 8, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (16°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% 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 8, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°08'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon1°06'40" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury21°52'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus1°14'58" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars9°15'12" AriesDirect into Pisces
Jupiter2°42'20" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Saturn26°18'36" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus27°21'36" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°51'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto9°52'00" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node15°29'28" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 8, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

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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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