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Where Were the Planets on April 10, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 10, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (20°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 10, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 10, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°49'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	29°53'57" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 8, 1988	Apr 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°15'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1988	Apr 20, 1988 into Taurus
Venus	6°27'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	2°25'02" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°20'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°33'15" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°01'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°11'33" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°46'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°50'44" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 10, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 10, 11:11 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 10, 12:10 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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