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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1988?

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On July 9, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (17°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°28'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	25°27'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1988	Jul 9, 1988 into Gemini
Mercury	26°33'25" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	14°22'46" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	27°56'36" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	27°43'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	27°53'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°17'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°34'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°47'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°04'47" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 9, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 09:32 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 9, 20:16 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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