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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (19°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°47' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°01'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	7°48'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1988	Aug 13, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	27°41'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 1988	Aug 12, 1988 into Virgo
Venus	3°47'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	9°54'43" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°06'17" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°12'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°17'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°47'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°54'08" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°19'56" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 11, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 07:11 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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