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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 6, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (14°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Mars 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 6, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°52' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°06'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	22°49'58" Cancer	Direct	Sep 4, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	9°05'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	28°57'45" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	10°38'07" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°35'31" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°58'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°02'34" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°27'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°24'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°57'19" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 6, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on September 6, 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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