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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (28°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Uranus. A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make. The Sun sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°00' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°18'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	7°16'41" Pisces	Direct	Oct 20, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Aries
Mercury	11°47'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	19°51'39" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 29, 1988 into Libra
Mars	0°10'44" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°56'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	28°02'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°55'47" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°42'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°56'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°34'21" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 21, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 02:26 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.
Oct 21, 05:06 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

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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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