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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1988?

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On October 28, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness. Venus squared Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 25°51' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°17'11" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon19°08'11" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury17°04'10" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus28°13'47" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars29°52'50" PiscesStationing retrograde into Aries
Jupiter4°16'00" GeminiRetrograde into Taurus
Saturn28°37'03" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus28°12'25" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune7°50'49" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto12°13'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node11°12'07" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 28, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus square UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
Venus square SaturnFeeling unloved or short on money. Relationships get a reality check.

Born on October 28, 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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