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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (27°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Mars squared Neptune while Mars was retrograde. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°53' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°44'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	14°55'03" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 19, 1988	Sep 21, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°42'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	14°06'11" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	7°27'49" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°06'07" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°17'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°08'23" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°48'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°12'51" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 20, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 15:45 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

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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.

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