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Where Were the Planets on October 10, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 10, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (17°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 10, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 10, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°23'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	12°53'28" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1988	Oct 11, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°05'15" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	6°53'52" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 29, 1988 into Libra
Mars	1°55'29" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°42'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°16'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°33'48" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°32'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°30'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°09'18" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 10, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 10, 21:49 UTC	New Moon in Libra	17°48' Libra

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