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Where Were the Planets on October 11, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 11, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (18°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Libra while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Venus trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 11, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 11, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°23'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	24°56'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1988	Oct 11, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°53'37" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	8°03'57" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 29, 1988 into Libra
Mars	1°42'26" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°39'05" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°20'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°35'34" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°33'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°33'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°06'07" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 11, 1988

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 11, 01:30 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Oct 11, 06:33 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Oct 11, 21:57 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 11, 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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