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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 12, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (19°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% 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 12, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°06' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°56'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	4°01'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 12, 1988	Sep 14, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°15'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	5°21'09" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	9°30'30" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°53'16" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°04'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°03'49" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°34'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°38'16" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 12, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 03:50 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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Saturn and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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