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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (18°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°47' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°03'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	25°44'29" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1988	Aug 10, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	25°46'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 1988	Aug 12, 1988 into Virgo
Venus	2°55'48" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	9°42'16" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°58'26" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°14'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°19'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°48'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°53'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°23'07" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 10, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 17:50 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Aug 10, 20:26 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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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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