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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1988?

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On October 29, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Venus moved from Virgo into Libra. Venus opposed Mars. What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°59' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°17'07" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon2°29'10" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury18°16'28" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus29°25'56" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars29°53'27" PiscesStationing retrograde into Aries
Jupiter4°09'40" GeminiRetrograde into Taurus
Saturn28°42'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus28°14'57" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune7°52'05" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto12°15'33" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node11°08'56" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 29, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Venus opposite MarsWhat you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.
Venus enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on October 29, 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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