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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (19°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°50'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	15°52'50" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 8, 1988	Apr 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°21'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1988	Apr 20, 1988 into Taurus
Venus	5°31'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	1°44'42" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°06'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°33'09" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°02'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°11'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°47'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°53'55" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 9, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 19:21 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	20°09' Capricorn

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