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Where Were the Planets on September 15, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 15, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (22°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 15, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°59' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°14' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 15, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°51'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	10°05'17" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 1988	Sep 17, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°23'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	8°36'19" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	8°48'00" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°59'33" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°08'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°05'09" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°39'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°28'44" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 15, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 15, 15:29 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

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