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Where Were the Planets on November 28, 1988?

Quick Answer

On November 28, 1988, the Sun was in Sagittarius (6°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 28, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 28, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°28'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1988	Dec 21, 1988 into Capricorn
Moon	5°46'45" Leo	Direct	Nov 28, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	4°51'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1988	Dec 14, 1988 into Capricorn
Venus	6°05'33" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 23, 1988	Dec 17, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°37'47" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°19'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	1°42'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°45'40" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°42'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°27'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°33'37" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 28, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 28, 00:51 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on November 28, 1988?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees 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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