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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 30, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°17'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 22, 1988 into Sagittarius
Moon	15°23'49" Cancer	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Oct 31, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	19°33'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	0°38'10" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Mars	29°54'51" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 1, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	4°03'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	28°47'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°17'31" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°53'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°17'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°05'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 30, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% 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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