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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (12°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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 July 4, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°42'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	16°33'38" Pisces	Direct	Jul 3, 1988	Jul 5, 1988 into Aries
Mercury	21°47'48" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	13°55'32" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	25°26'07" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	26°45'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	28°13'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°28'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°42'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°49'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°20'40" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 4, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 4, 1988?

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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