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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (9°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% 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 September 1, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°15'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	18°33'05" Taurus	Direct	Aug 31, 1988	Sep 2, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	2°21'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	23°46'18" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	11°13'20" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°15'36" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°55'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°02'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°29'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°17'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°13'13" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 1, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on September 1, 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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