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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1988?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1988, the Sun was in Taurus (6°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°28'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1988	May 20, 1988 into Gemini
Moon	4°18'05" Virgo	Direct	Apr 26, 1988	Apr 28, 1988 into Libra
Mercury	13°15'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1988	May 4, 1988 into Gemini
Venus	19°44'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1988	May 17, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	13°06'54" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 6, 1988	May 22, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°08'08" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	2°21'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 13, 1988	Jun 10, 1988 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°50'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1988	May 27, 1988 into Sagittarius
Neptune	10°07'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°19'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°59'54" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 26, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 03:15 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Apr 26, 09:38 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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