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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury squared Mars. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°55'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	1°04'35" Leo	Direct	Dec 25, 1988	Dec 27, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	17°22'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1988	Jan 2, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	9°40'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1988	Jan 10, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	16°58'12" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°12'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	4°49'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°21'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°40'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°22'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°07'50" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 25, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 03:08 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
Dec 25, 09:57 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on December 25, 1988?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Saturn 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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