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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1988?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (17°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°55' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°18'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 22, 1988 into Sagittarius
Moon	16°11'07" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1988	Nov 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°33'04" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 6, 1988	Nov 25, 1988 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°45'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Mars	0°50'37" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	2°51'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	29°42'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°45'09" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°08'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°42'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°33'59" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 9, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 14:20 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	17°24' Scorpio

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