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Where Were the Planets on November 21, 1988?

Quick Answer

On November 21, 1988, the Sun was in Scorpio (29°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 21, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 21, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°24'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1988	Nov 22, 1988 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°35'06" Taurus	Direct	Nov 21, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	23°46'46" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 6, 1988	Nov 25, 1988 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°27'26" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Mars	3°28'18" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°16'08" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	0°56'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°22'21" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°28'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°11'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°55'51" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 21, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 21, 11:01 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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