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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (8°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mercury sextiled Venus while Mercury was retrograde. Venus trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°40' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°43' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°31'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	24°15'27" Gemini	Direct	Sep 29, 1988	Oct 1, 1988 into Cancer
Mercury	26°39'23" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	26°29'47" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	4°15'14" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°02'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°45'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°19'56" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°27'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°11'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°37'54" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 1, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 04:59 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Oct 1, 14:37 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Conversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort.
Oct 1, 17:44 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money.
Oct 1, 22:38 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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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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