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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (3°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 27°26' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°27'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	19°53'00" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 25, 1988	Aug 27, 1988 into Pisces
Mercury	23°29'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1988	Aug 30, 1988 into Libra
Venus	17°43'57" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	11°28'00" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°45'55" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°56'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°05'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°33'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°09'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°32'16" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 26, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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