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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1988?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (1°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°00' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°16'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	2°00'48" Libra	Direct	Jun 22, 1988	Jun 24, 1988 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°22'36" Gemini	Retrograde	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	16°47'47" Gemini	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	18°56'41" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	24°17'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	29°05'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°57'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	9°01'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°58'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°58'48" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 22, 1988

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 07:57 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jun 22, 10:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	1°12' Libra

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