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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (24°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (39% 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 17, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°57' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°20'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	11°13'44" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 16, 1988	Oct 18, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°20'16" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	15°07'08" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 29, 1988 into Libra
Mars	0°38'26" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°15'28" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°44'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°47'11" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°38'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°46'55" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°47'03" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 17, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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