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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1988, the Sun was in Aries (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°42'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988 into Taurus
Moon	26°42'40" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1988	Apr 16, 1988 into Taurus
Mercury	22°07'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1988	Apr 20, 1988 into Taurus
Venus	11°48'19" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	6°26'35" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°45'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°31'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°59'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°11'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°36'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°31'40" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 16, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 12:00 UTC	New Moon in Aries	26°43' Aries
Apr 16, 17:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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