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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1988?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (12°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°18'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	8°57'07" Taurus	Direct	Aug 3, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	13°48'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 1988	Aug 12, 1988 into Virgo
Venus	28°02'02" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	8°12'50" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°08'32" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°27'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°27'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°56'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°49'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°42'10" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 4, 1988

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 18:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	12°34' Taurus

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