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Where Were the Planets on September 27, 1988?

Quick Answer

On September 27, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (4°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars and Jupiter were 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 27, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 27, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°35'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	28°28'34" Aries	Direct	Sep 25, 1988	Sep 27, 1988 into Taurus
Mercury	26°56'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	21°56'43" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	5°25'15" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°06'56" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°34'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°15'02" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°26'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°02'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°50'36" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 27, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 27, 14:28 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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