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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (29°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°09' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°41'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	13°26'01" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 21, 1988	Sep 23, 1988 into Pisces
Mercury	25°01'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	16°19'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	6°53'29" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°07'21" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°21'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°10'02" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°52'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°06'29" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 22, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 19:29 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox

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