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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1988, the Sun was in Taurus (3°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°32'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1988	May 20, 1988 into Gemini
Moon	28°42'50" Cancer	Direct	Apr 21, 1988	Apr 23, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	6°51'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1988	May 4, 1988 into Gemini
Venus	17°30'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	11°07'09" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°25'13" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°25'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°53'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°09'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°24'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°09'26" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 23, 1988

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 14:34 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 23, 22:16 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 23, 22:32 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	3°58' Leo

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