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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1988?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°09'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1988	Sep 22, 1988 into Libra
Moon	28°06'00" Gemini	Direct	Sep 2, 1988	Sep 4, 1988 into Cancer
Mercury	6°28'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	26°52'14" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1988	Sep 7, 1988 into Leo
Mars	10°54'39" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°28'05" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°57'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°02'34" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°28'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°21'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°03'41" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 4, 1988

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 15:36 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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