The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (23°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°49'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	6°57'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 15, 1988	Aug 18, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°52'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1988	Aug 30, 1988 into Libra
Venus	8°13'22" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	10°45'42" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°43'19" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°05'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°12'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°42'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°58'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°04'03" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 16, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 23:03 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

Born on August 16, 1988?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.