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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (16°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Venus squared Jupiter. Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°02' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°24'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	0°57'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1988	Oct 11, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°16'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	5°43'55" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 29, 1988 into Libra
Mars	2°09'07" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°45'27" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°12'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°32'04" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°32'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°28'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°12'29" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 9, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 10:03 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 9, 12:30 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Born on October 9, 1988?

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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