What were the 1988 eclipse dates and times?

1988 had 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 1988 at 11:01:04 AM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on March 17, 1988 at 9:02:19 PM ET; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 27, 1988 at 6:55:50 AM ET; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 11, 1988 at 12:49:08 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1988 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1988 at 4:38:35 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 20, 1988 at 11:56:31 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 22, 1988 at 3:28:50 PM ET; Winter Solstice: December 21, 1988 at 10:27:52 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1988?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1988: February 2, 1988, May 31, 1988, September 28, 1988. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1988?

1988 had 13 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 3, 1988 at 8:40:22 PM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 1988 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1988 had 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 3, a total solar eclipse in Pisces on March 17, a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 27, and an annular solar eclipse in Virgo on September 11. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Feb 2 to Feb 23; May 31 to Jun 24; Sep 28 to Oct 20). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 3. May saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 1988

Jan 02, 1988 - 7:49:32 AM ET Ceres enters Aquarius
Jan 03, 1988 - 8:40:22 PM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 08, 1988 - 10:24:16 AM ET Mars enters Sagittarius
Jan 10, 1988 - 12:28:02 AM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 12, 1988 - 2:03:48 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 15, 1988 - 11:03:39 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Jan 19, 1988 - 12:25:36 AM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 20, 1988 - 3:24:17 PM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 25, 1988 - 4:53:31 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Jan 27, 1988 - 9:26:43 AM ET Vesta Rx enters Cancer

February 1988

Feb 02, 1988 - 1:17:44 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Feb 02, 1988 - 3:51:29 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 04, 1988 - 1:19:03 AM ET Juno enters Aries
Feb 09, 1988 - 8:03:38 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Feb 10, 1988 - 6:00:48 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Feb 13, 1988 - 6:50:24 PM ET Saturn enters Capricorn
Feb 14, 1988 - 9:56:54 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
Feb 14, 1988 - 7:10:33 PM ET Uranus enters Capricorn
Feb 17, 1988 - 10:54:15 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Feb 19, 1988 - 5:35:07 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 22, 1988 - 5:14:46 AM ET Mars enters Capricorn
Feb 23, 1988 - 12:29:42 PM ET Mercury Direct
Feb 24, 1988 - 7:15:07 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Feb 28, 1988 - 1:09:49 AM ET Chiron Direct
Feb 28, 1988 - 4:49:21 AM ET Pallas enters Aquarius

March 1988

Mar 03, 1988 - 11:01:04 AM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
Mar 06, 1988 - 5:20:46 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
Mar 08, 1988 - 10:43:57 AM ET Jupiter enters Taurus
Mar 10, 1988 - 9:35:03 AM ET Vesta Direct
Mar 11, 1988 - 5:56:18 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 16, 1988 - 5:09:13 AM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Mar 17, 1988 - 9:02:19 PM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
Mar 19, 1988 - 7:19:23 AM ET Ceres enters Pisces
Mar 20, 1988 - 4:38:35 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 24, 1988 - 11:41:30 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Mar 29, 1988 - 6:22:43 AM ET Juno enters Taurus

April 1988

Apr 02, 1988 - 4:21:17 AM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 03, 1988 - 1:07:24 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
Apr 04, 1988 - 3:25:11 PM ET Uranus Retrograde
Apr 04, 1988 - 6:03:45 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 06, 1988 - 5:44:25 PM ET Mars enters Aquarius
Apr 09, 1988 - 3:20:58 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Apr 10, 1988 - 10:08:26 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Apr 11, 1988 - 9:16:50 AM ET Neptune Retrograde
Apr 16, 1988 - 7:59:59 AM ET New Moon in Aries
Apr 19, 1988 - 4:44:46 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 20, 1988 - 2:41:48 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 23, 1988 - 6:31:57 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
Apr 24, 1988 - 6:21:51 AM ET Vesta enters Leo

May 1988

May 01, 1988 - 7:40:46 PM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
May 04, 1988 - 3:39:58 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 08, 1988 - 9:22:46 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 15, 1988 - 6:10:32 PM ET New Moon in Taurus
May 17, 1988 - 12:26:11 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
May 19, 1988 - 12:49:39 AM ET Juno enters Gemini
May 20, 1988 - 3:56:40 PM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 22, 1988 - 3:41:39 AM ET Mars enters Pisces
May 22, 1988 - 9:26:24 AM ET Venus Retrograde
May 23, 1988 - 12:48:52 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
May 26, 1988 - 9:17:16 PM ET Uranus Rx enters Sagittarius
May 27, 1988 - 3:35:43 AM ET Venus Rx enters Gemini
May 31, 1988 - 6:53:29 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
May 31, 1988 - 6:43:12 PM ET Mercury Retrograde

June 1988

Jun 04, 1988 - 9:17:49 AM ET Pallas Retrograde
Jun 07, 1988 - 2:21:31 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 10, 1988 - 1:22:17 AM ET Saturn Rx enters Sagittarius
Jun 14, 1988 - 5:13:48 AM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 20, 1988 - 11:56:31 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 21, 1988 - 5:40:14 AM ET Chiron enters Cancer
Jun 22, 1988 - 6:23:10 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jun 24, 1988 - 6:39:53 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jun 29, 1988 - 3:45:45 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn

July 1988

Jul 02, 1988 - 8:47:56 AM ET Ceres enters Aries
Jul 04, 1988 - 10:08:40 AM ET Venus Direct
Jul 06, 1988 - 7:36:16 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 08, 1988 - 10:55:11 PM ET Juno enters Cancer
Jul 12, 1988 - 2:41:41 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jul 13, 1988 - 12:24:29 AM ET Vesta enters Virgo
Jul 13, 1988 - 3:59:37 PM ET Mars enters Aries
Jul 13, 1988 - 5:53:01 PM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 20, 1988 - 12:21:04 AM ET Pluto Direct
Jul 21, 1988 - 7:59:34 PM ET Jupiter enters Gemini
Jul 21, 1988 - 10:14:18 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 22, 1988 - 10:51:05 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 26, 1988 - 11:39:53 PM ET Ceres Retrograde
Jul 28, 1988 - 5:18:44 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jul 28, 1988 - 11:25:12 PM ET Full Moon in Aquarius

August 1988

Aug 04, 1988 - 2:22:21 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 06, 1988 - 7:23:40 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
Aug 12, 1988 - 8:30:58 AM ET New Moon in Leo
Aug 12, 1988 - 1:28:40 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 19, 1988 - 5:42:16 PM ET Ceres Rx enters Pisces
Aug 20, 1988 - 11:51:28 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 22, 1988 - 5:54:02 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 26, 1988 - 10:40:00 AM ET Mars Retrograde
Aug 27, 1988 - 6:55:50 AM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
Aug 30, 1988 - 6:06:34 AM ET Saturn Direct
Aug 30, 1988 - 4:24:57 PM ET Mercury enters Libra

September 1988

Sep 01, 1988 - 12:17:00 PM ET Juno enters Leo
Sep 02, 1988 - 11:50:20 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 05, 1988 - 5:41:09 AM ET Uranus Direct
Sep 07, 1988 - 7:37:16 AM ET Venus enters Leo
Sep 11, 1988 - 12:49:08 AM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
Sep 13, 1988 - 2:39:39 PM ET Vesta enters Libra
Sep 18, 1988 - 2:18:47 PM ET Neptune Direct
Sep 18, 1988 - 11:18:11 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 22, 1988 - 3:28:50 PM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 24, 1988 - 9:57:50 AM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Sep 25, 1988 - 3:07:05 PM ET Full Moon in Aries
Sep 28, 1988 - 1:57:04 PM ET Pallas Direct
Sep 28, 1988 - 5:36:41 PM ET Mercury Retrograde

October 1988

Oct 02, 1988 - 12:58:28 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 04, 1988 - 9:14:31 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Oct 10, 1988 - 5:48:39 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 16, 1988 - 1:11:22 AM ET Chiron Retrograde
Oct 18, 1988 - 9:00:53 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 20, 1988 - 1:21:44 AM ET Mercury Direct
Oct 23, 1988 - 12:44:05 AM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 23, 1988 - 6:01:42 PM ET Mars Rx enters Pisces
Oct 25, 1988 - 12:35:32 AM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Oct 28, 1988 - 1:06:35 AM ET Mars Direct
Oct 29, 1988 - 7:19:32 PM ET Venus enters Libra

November 1988

Nov 01, 1988 - 5:11:28 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 01, 1988 - 7:56:33 AM ET Mars enters Aries
Nov 06, 1988 - 9:56:45 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Nov 06, 1988 - 6:29:51 PM ET Ceres Direct
Nov 08, 1988 - 8:31:38 AM ET Juno enters Virgo
Nov 09, 1988 - 9:19:44 AM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 11, 1988 - 12:58:30 AM ET Vesta enters Scorpio
Nov 12, 1988 - 4:25:43 AM ET Saturn enters Capricorn
Nov 16, 1988 - 4:35:16 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 21, 1988 - 9:11:58 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 23, 1988 - 8:33:45 AM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Nov 23, 1988 - 10:53:04 AM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Nov 25, 1988 - 5:04:16 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 30, 1988 - 3:53:20 PM ET Jupiter Rx enters Taurus

December 1988

Dec 01, 1988 - 1:49:26 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 02, 1988 - 10:35:18 AM ET Uranus enters Capricorn
Dec 09, 1988 - 12:35:59 AM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 14, 1988 - 6:53:15 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 16, 1988 - 12:40:18 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 17, 1988 - 12:55:31 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Dec 21, 1988 - 10:27:52 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 23, 1988 - 12:28:54 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Dec 30, 1988 - 11:56:34 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra

Starmap1988

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond