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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (13°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°55' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°56'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	26°38'12" Libra	Direct	Apr 1, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°30'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1988	Apr 4, 1988 into Aries
Venus	29°47'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1988	Apr 3, 1988 into Gemini
Mars	27°42'26" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°42'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°30'25" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°02'41" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°10'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°56'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°12'58" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 3, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 16:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Apr 3, 17:08 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 3, 18:25 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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