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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1988, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Capricorn. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°25' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°50'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1988	Dec 21, 1988 into Capricorn
Moon	24°23'08" Taurus	Direct	Dec 18, 1988	Dec 20, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	9°29'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1988	Jan 2, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	3°25'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1988	Jan 10, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	14°35'17" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°40'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	4°14'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°03'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°29'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°13'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°23'43" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 20, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 12:02 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Dec 20, 21:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on December 20, 1988?

Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Sagittarius Sun. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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