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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (23°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% 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 16, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°49'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	22°27'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 1988	Sep 17, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°21'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	9°41'51" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	8°32'47" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°01'16" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°10'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°05'41" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°41'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°25'33" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 16, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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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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