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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (23°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°20'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	27°56'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 14, 1988	Oct 16, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°55'49" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	13°56'18" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 29, 1988 into Libra
Mars	0°47'18" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°19'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°40'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°45'08" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°37'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°44'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°50'14" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 16, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 15:44 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on October 16, 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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