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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1988, the Sun was in Taurus (0°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Taurus. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mercury trined Uranus. The Sun trined Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°54' Gemini at midnight UTC to 27°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°37'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1988	May 20, 1988 into Gemini
Moon	21°25'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1988	Apr 21, 1988 into Cancer
Mercury	0°27'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1988	May 4, 1988 into Gemini
Venus	15°08'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	9°07'05" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°42'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°28'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°56'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°10'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°29'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°18'58" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 20, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 06:42 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 15:15 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Apr 20, 17:21 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Apr 20, 19:46 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.

Born on April 20, 1988?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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