Every ingress of the Sun and planets, chronologically, with the exact UTC instant. Retrograde re-entries are marked.
In 1988 the Sun and planets change signs 52 times. Outer-planet ingresses: Saturn enters Capricorn on Feb 13, 1988, 23:51 UTC; Uranus enters Capricorn on Feb 15, 1988, 00:11 UTC; Jupiter enters Taurus on Mar 8, 1988, 15:44 UTC; Uranus enters Sagittarius on May 27, 1988, 01:18 UTC (retrograde re-entry); Saturn enters Sagittarius on Jun 10, 1988, 05:22 UTC (retrograde re-entry); Jupiter enters Gemini on Jul 22, 1988, 00:00 UTC; Saturn enters Capricorn on Nov 12, 1988, 09:26 UTC; Jupiter enters Taurus on Nov 30, 1988, 20:54 UTC (retrograde re-entry); Uranus enters Capricorn on Dec 2, 1988, 15:35 UTC.
| Instant (UTC) | Planet | From | Into |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1988, 15:24 UTC | ♂ Mars | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| Jan 10, 1988, 05:28 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| Jan 15, 1988, 16:04 UTC | ♀ Venus | Aquarius | Pisces |
| Jan 20, 1988, 20:24 UTC | ☉ Sun | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| Feb 9, 1988, 13:04 UTC | ♀ Venus | Pisces | Aries |
| Feb 13, 1988, 23:51 UTC | ♄ Saturn | Sagittarius | Capricorn |
| Feb 15, 1988, 00:11 UTC | ♅ Uranus | Sagittarius | Capricorn |
| Feb 19, 1988, 10:35 UTC | ☉ Sun | Aquarius | Pisces |
| Feb 22, 1988, 10:15 UTC | ♂ Mars | Sagittarius | Capricorn |
| Mar 6, 1988, 10:21 UTC | ♀ Venus | Aries | Taurus |
| Mar 8, 1988, 15:44 UTC | ♃ Jupiter | Aries | Taurus |
| Mar 16, 1988, 10:09 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Aquarius | Pisces |
| Mar 20, 1988, 09:38 UTC | ☉ Sun | Pisces | Aries |
| Apr 3, 1988, 17:08 UTC | ♀ Venus | Taurus | Gemini |
| Apr 4, 1988, 22:04 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Pisces | Aries |
| Apr 6, 1988, 21:45 UTC | ♂ Mars | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| Apr 19, 1988, 20:45 UTC | ☉ Sun | Aries | Taurus |
| Apr 20, 1988, 06:42 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Aries | Taurus |
| May 4, 1988, 19:40 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Taurus | Gemini |
| May 17, 1988, 16:26 UTC | ♀ Venus | Gemini | Cancer |
| May 20, 1988, 19:56 UTC | ☉ Sun | Taurus | Gemini |
| May 22, 1988, 07:42 UTC | ♂ Mars | Aquarius | Pisces |
| May 27, 1988, 01:18 UTC | ♅ Uranus ℞ | Capricorn | Sagittarius |
| May 27, 1988, 07:36 UTC | ♀ Venus ℞ | Cancer | Gemini |
| Jun 10, 1988, 05:22 UTC | ♄ Saturn ℞ | Capricorn | Sagittarius |
| Jun 21, 1988, 03:57 UTC | ☉ Sun | Gemini | Cancer |
| Jul 12, 1988, 06:42 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Gemini | Cancer |
| Jul 13, 1988, 20:00 UTC | ♂ Mars | Pisces | Aries |
| Jul 22, 1988, 00:00 UTC | ♃ Jupiter | Taurus | Gemini |
| Jul 22, 1988, 14:51 UTC | ☉ Sun | Cancer | Leo |
| Jul 28, 1988, 21:19 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Cancer | Leo |
| Aug 6, 1988, 23:24 UTC | ♀ Venus | Gemini | Cancer |
| Aug 12, 1988, 17:29 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Leo | Virgo |
| Aug 22, 1988, 21:54 UTC | ☉ Sun | Leo | Virgo |
| Aug 30, 1988, 20:25 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Virgo | Libra |
| Sep 7, 1988, 11:37 UTC | ♀ Venus | Cancer | Leo |
| Sep 22, 1988, 19:29 UTC | ☉ Sun | Virgo | Libra |
| Oct 4, 1988, 13:15 UTC | ♀ Venus | Leo | Virgo |
| Oct 23, 1988, 04:44 UTC | ☉ Sun | Libra | Scorpio |
| Oct 23, 1988, 22:02 UTC | ♂ Mars ℞ | Aries | Pisces |
| Oct 29, 1988, 23:20 UTC | ♀ Venus | Virgo | Libra |
| Nov 1, 1988, 12:57 UTC | ♂ Mars | Pisces | Aries |
| Nov 6, 1988, 14:57 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Libra | Scorpio |
| Nov 12, 1988, 09:26 UTC | ♄ Saturn | Sagittarius | Capricorn |
| Nov 22, 1988, 02:12 UTC | ☉ Sun | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| Nov 23, 1988, 13:34 UTC | ♀ Venus | Libra | Scorpio |
| Nov 25, 1988, 10:04 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| Nov 30, 1988, 20:54 UTC | ♃ Jupiter ℞ | Gemini | Taurus |
| Dec 2, 1988, 15:35 UTC | ♅ Uranus | Sagittarius | Capricorn |
| Dec 14, 1988, 11:53 UTC | ☿ Mercury | Sagittarius | Capricorn |
| Dec 17, 1988, 17:55 UTC | ♀ Venus | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| Dec 21, 1988, 15:28 UTC | ☉ Sun | Sagittarius | Capricorn |