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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (8°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mars, 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 31, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°17'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	4°32'34" Taurus	Direct	Aug 31, 1988	Sep 2, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	0°56'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	22°45'00" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	11°17'54" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°11'05" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°55'50" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°03'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°30'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°15'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°16'23" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 31, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 04:22 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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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