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Where Were the Planets on December 14, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 14, 1988, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 14, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°03' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°05' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 14, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°43'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1988	Dec 21, 1988 into Capricorn
Moon	0°04'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 14, 1988	Dec 16, 1988 into Aries
Mercury	0°00'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1988	Jan 2, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	25°57'20" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 23, 1988	Dec 17, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°52'24" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°18'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	3°31'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°41'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°15'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°01'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°42'47" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 14, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 14, 11:52 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 14, 11:53 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 14, 22:56 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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