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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1988, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

The Sun met Neptune in Capricorn. Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity. Mercury trined Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°10' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°02'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	13°13'41" Libra	Direct	Dec 30, 1988	Jan 1, 1989 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°36'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1988	Jan 2, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	17°10'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1988	Jan 10, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	19°57'02" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°45'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	5°32'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°43'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°54'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°32'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°48'46" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 04:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	9°44' Libra
Dec 31, 08:37 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Edges blur. Strong on imagination and compassion, weak on clarity.
Dec 31, 14:19 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Born on December 31, 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 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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