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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (0°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°59' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°33'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	5°55'25" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1988	Aug 25, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°45'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1988	Aug 30, 1988 into Libra
Venus	14°48'02" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	11°23'57" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°28'49" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°58'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°06'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°36'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°05'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°41'48" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 23, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 01:48 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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