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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (24°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°48'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	5°04'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 17, 1988	Sep 19, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°16'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	10°47'36" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	8°17'07" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°02'46" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°11'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°06'17" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°43'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°22'22" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 17, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 02:25 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 17, 10:22 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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