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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (59% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°17'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 22, 1988 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°55'03" Cancer	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Oct 31, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	20°53'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	1°50'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Mars	29°57'02" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 1, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	3°56'36" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	28°52'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°20'08" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°54'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°20'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°02'35" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 31, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 02:51 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Oct 31, 16:03 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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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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