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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (28°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°08' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°43'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	28°58'47" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 19, 1988	Sep 21, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°23'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	15°12'48" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	7°10'46" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°06'50" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°19'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°09'11" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°50'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°09'40" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 21, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 13:42 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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