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Ephemeris for September 1988

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of September 1988, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of September 1988, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 8°46′ 11°36′ 1°39′ 23°16′ 11°16′ 5°13′ 25°56′ 27°03′ 7°31′ 10°16′
2 9°44′ 25°23′ 3°04′ 24°17′ 11°11′ 5°18′ 25°56′ 27°03′ 7°30′ 10°18′
3 10°43′ 8°46′ 4°26′ 25°19′ 11°05′ 5°22′ 25°56′ 27°03′ 7°29′ 10°19′
4 11°41′ 21°44′ 5°48′ 26°21′ 10°58′ 5°26′ 25°57′ 27°02′ 7°29′ 10°21′
5 12°39′ 4°23′ 7°08′ 27°23′ 10°50′ 5°30′ 25°57′ 27°02′ 7°28′ 10°22′
6 13°37′ 16°44′ 8°27′ 28°26′ 10°43′ 5°34′ 25°58′ 27°02′ 7°28′ 10°24′
7 14°35′ 28°53′ 9°44′ 29°29′ 10°33′ 5°37′ 25°59′ 27°03′ 7°28′ 10°25′
8 15°34′ 10°51′ 10°59′ 0°33′ 10°23′ 5°41′ 25°59′ 27°03′ 7°27′ 10°27′
9 16°32′ 22°43′ 12°13′ 1°37′ 10°13′ 5°44′ 26°00′ 27°03′ 7°27′ 10°29′
10 17°30′ 4°31′ 13°25′ 2°40′ 10°02′ 5°47′ 26°01′ 27°03′ 7°26′ 10°30′
11 18°29′ 16°18′ 14°35′ 3°44′ 9°50′ 5°49′ 26°02′ 27°04′ 7°26′ 10°32′
12 19°27′ 28°06′ 15°43′ 4°49′ 9°37′ 5°52′ 26°04′ 27°04′ 7°26′ 10°34′
13 20°25′ 9°58′ 16°49′ 5°53′ 9°23′ 5°55′ 26°05′ 27°04′ 7°26′ 10°35′
14 21°24′ 21°54′ 17°52′ 6°58′ 9°10′ 5°56′ 26°06′ 27°05′ 7°26′ 10°37′
15 22°22′ 3°59′ 18°54′ 8°04′ 8°55′ 5°59′ 26°08′ 27°05′ 7°25′ 10°39′
16 23°21′ 16°14′ 19°53′ 9°09′ 8°40′ 6°01′ 26°09′ 27°05′ 7°25′ 10°41′
17 24°19′ 28°44′ 20°49′ 10°15′ 8°25′ 6°02′ 26°11′ 27°06′ 7°25′ 10°43′
18 25°18′ 11°29′ 21°43′ 11°20′ 8°09′ 6°04′ 26°13′ 27°07′ 7°25′ 10°44′
19 26°16′ 24°35′ 22°33′ 12°26′ 7°53′ 6°05′ 26°14′ 27°07′ 7°25′ 10°46′
20 27°15′ 8°02′ 23°20′ 13°33′ 7°36′ 6°05′ 26°16′ 27°08′ 7°25′ 10°48′
21 28°14′ 21°54′ 24°04′ 14°40′ 7°19′ 6°07′ 26°19′ 27°09′ 7°25′ 10°50′
22 29°13′ 6°10′ 24°43′ 15°46′ 7°02′ 6°07′ 26°20′ 27°10′ 7°25′ 10°52′
23 0°11′ 20°47′ 25°19′ 16°53′ 6°44′ 6°08′ 26°23′ 27°11′ 7°25′ 10°53′
24 1°10′ 5°44′ 25°50′ 18°00′ 6°27′ 6°08′ 26°25′ 27°11′ 7°26′ 10°56′
25 2°08′ 20°50′ 26°16′ 19°08′ 6°10′ 6°08′ 26°28′ 27°13′ 7°26′ 10°58′
26 3°07′ 6°00′ 26°37′ 20°15′ 5°52′ 6°08′ 26°30′ 27°14′ 7°26′ 10°59′
27 4°06′ 21°02′ 26°52′ 21°23′ 5°34′ 6°07′ 26°32′ 27°14′ 7°26′ 11°02′
28 5°05′ 5°50′ 27°01′ 22°31′ 5°16′ 6°07′ 26°35′ 27°16′ 7°26′ 11°04′
29 6°04′ 20°14′ 27°04′ 23°39′ 4°59′ 6°06′ 26°38′ 27°17′ 7°27′ 11°06′
30 7°03′ 4°11′ 26°59′ 24°47′ 4°41′ 6°05′ 26°41′ 27°18′ 7°27′ 11°08′

Each cell gives the sign glyph and the degree within that sign at 00:00 UTC. ℞ marks retrograde motion. If you are comparing with a table from elsewhere, check which moment of the day it uses: the Moon covers half a degree an hour, so the same date can read differently. Columns run ☉ Sun, ☽ Moon, ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus, ♆ Neptune, ♇ Pluto.

What changes during September 1988

  • 2 SepMoon moves into Gemini
  • 4 SepMoon moves into Cancer
  • 6 SepUranus turns direct again
  • 7 SepMoon moves into Leo
  • 7 SepVenus moves into Leo
  • 9 SepMoon moves into Virgo
  • 12 SepMoon moves into Libra
  • 14 SepMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 17 SepMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 19 SepNeptune turns direct again
  • 19 SepMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 21 SepMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 22 SepSun moves into Libra
  • 23 SepMoon moves into Pisces
  • 25 SepJupiter turns retrograde
  • 25 SepMoon moves into Aries
  • 27 SepMoon moves into Taurus
  • 29 SepMercury turns retrograde
  • 29 SepMoon moves into Gemini

A planet turning is given to the nearest day. The table samples one moment each day, and a planet stands nearly still for a week either side of a station, so the hour it turns is not something a daily table can show.

This is the sky for everybody

A table says where the planets were. Where they were for you needs your own date, time and place, and that is a different calculation.