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Where Were the Planets on April 4, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 4, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (14°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 4, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°55' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 4, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°55'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	9°16'26" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°15'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1988	Apr 4, 1988 into Aries
Venus	0°46'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	28°22'50" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 22, 1988	Apr 6, 1988 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°56'40" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°31'07" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°02'44" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°10'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°55'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°09'48" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 4, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 4, 22:04 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on April 4, 1988?

Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Aries Sun. Saturn and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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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