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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1988?

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On September 4, 1988, the Sun was in Virgo (12°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°44' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1988
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°09'43" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon28°06'00" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury6°28'16" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus26°52'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars10°54'39" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter5°28'05" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Saturn25°57'02" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus27°02'34" SagittariusStationing direct into Capricorn
Neptune7°28'26" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto10°21'31" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node14°03'41" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 4, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on September 4, 1988?

Saturn and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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