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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1988?

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On August 28, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (5°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up. Mercury squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°48' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°23'22" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon20°15'26" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury26°32'09" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus19°43'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars11°26'30" AriesStationing direct into Pisces
Jupiter4°56'30" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Saturn25°55'57" SagittariusStationing direct into Capricorn
Uranus27°04'08" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°32'24" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto10°11'43" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node14°25'55" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 28, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury square SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.
Mercury square UranusNervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Born on August 28, 1988?

Saturn and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

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