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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (6°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°48' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°44' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°21'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	5°19'15" Aries	Direct	Aug 29, 1988	Aug 31, 1988 into Taurus
Mercury	28°01'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1988	Aug 30, 1988 into Libra
Venus	20°43'27" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	11°24'29" Aries	Stationing direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°01'32" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°55'49" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°03'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°31'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°13'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°22'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 29, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 03:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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