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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (27°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°26' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°11' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°40'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	25°46'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 18, 1988	Aug 20, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°48'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1988	Aug 30, 1988 into Libra
Venus	11°56'02" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	11°12'26" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°10'15" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°00'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°08'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°38'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°02'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°51'20" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 20, 1988

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 15:52 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	27°50' Scorpio
Aug 20, 19:54 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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