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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1988, the Sun was in Taurus (1°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mars squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°24' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°35'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1988	May 20, 1988 into Gemini
Moon	4°10'11" Cancer	Direct	Apr 21, 1988	Apr 23, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	2°35'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1988	May 4, 1988 into Gemini
Venus	15°57'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	9°47'08" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°56'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°27'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°55'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°09'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°28'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°15'47" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 21, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 04:04 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 21, 10:37 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Apr 21, 20:51 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Overconfidence. Taking on more than you can carry.

Born on April 21, 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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