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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (0°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mars was 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 23, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°40'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	28°13'40" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 21, 1988	Sep 23, 1988 into Pisces
Mercury	25°34'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	17°26'39" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	6°36'01" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°07'40" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°24'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°10'56" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°25'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°54'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°03'19" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 23, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 14:50 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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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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