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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1988?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1988, the Sun was in Libra (11°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Venus moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°28'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Scorpio
Moon	1°45'19" Leo	Direct	Oct 4, 1988	Oct 6, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	25°07'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 6, 1988 into Scorpio
Venus	29°56'24" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1988	Oct 4, 1988 into Virgo
Mars	3°25'00" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°57'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°54'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°24'08" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°29'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°17'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°28'22" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 4, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 4, 13:14 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Saturn and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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