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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°30'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	7°05'47" Cancer	Direct	Oct 1, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	26°16'39" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	27°38'29" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	3°58'12" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°01'30" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°48'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°21'17" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°28'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°13'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°34'43" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 2, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 05:52 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Oct 2, 16:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	9°42' Cancer

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