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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1988, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Uranus entered Capricorn, a sign change that comes around once every 84 years or so.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°31' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°32'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1988	Dec 21, 1988 into Capricorn
Moon	23°38'17" Virgo	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Dec 3, 1988 into Libra
Mercury	11°09'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1988	Dec 14, 1988 into Capricorn
Venus	11°02'39" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 23, 1988	Dec 17, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°02'01" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°47'03" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	2°08'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°59'24" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°50'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°36'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°20'54" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 2, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 16:11 UTC	Uranus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on December 2, 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 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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