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Where Were the Planets on November 1, 1988?

Quick Answer

On November 1, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (9°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mars moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 1, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 1, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°17'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 22, 1988 into Sagittarius
Moon	10°07'13" Leo	Direct	Oct 31, 1988	Nov 3, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	22°17'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	3°02'57" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Mars	0°00'00" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 1, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	3°49'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	28°58'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°22'46" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°56'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°22'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°59'24" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 1, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 1, 10:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	9°12' Leo
Nov 1, 12:03 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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