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Where Were the Planets on November 22, 1988?

Quick Answer

On November 22, 1988, the Sun was in Sagittarius (0°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

The Sun entered Sagittarius, and Sagittarius season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 22, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°10' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 22, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°24'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1988	Dec 21, 1988 into Capricorn
Moon	15°01'01" Taurus	Direct	Nov 21, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	25°22'14" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 6, 1988	Nov 25, 1988 into Sagittarius
Venus	28°41'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 1988	Nov 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Mars	3°45'17" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°07'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	1°02'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°25'37" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°30'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°13'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°52'41" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 22, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 22, 02:12 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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Saturn and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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