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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (10°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°06' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°48'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	17°27'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 1, 1988	Jul 3, 1988 into Pisces
Mercury	20°25'45" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	14°00'40" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	24°23'47" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	26°21'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	28°22'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°33'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°45'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°50'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°27'01" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 2, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 2, 1988?

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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