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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1988?

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On October 18, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (25°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Saturn met Uranus in Sagittarius. Old structures meet new forces. A rare and disruptive contact, last exact in 1988.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°40' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°19'45" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon24°47'29" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury11°55'24" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Venus16°18'06" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars0°30'20" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter5°10'53" GeminiRetrograde into Taurus
Saturn27°49'15" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus27°49'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune7°39'37" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto11°49'16" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node11°43'53" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 18, 1988

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Saturn conjunct UranusOld structures meet new forces. A rare and disruptive contact, last exact in 1988.
First Quarter Moon in Capricorn25°22' Capricorn
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on October 18, 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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