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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°53'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	5°13'06" Cancer	Direct	Dec 23, 1988	Dec 25, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	14°13'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1988	Jan 2, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	7°10'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1988	Jan 10, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	16°00'19" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°23'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	4°35'18" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°14'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°35'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°19'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°14'11" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 23, 1988

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 02:34 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 23, 05:29 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	1°37' Cancer
Dec 23, 13:26 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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