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Where Were the Planets on July 10, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 10, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (18°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars squared Uranus. Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers. Mercury opposed Saturn. Mercury opposed Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 10, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°02' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 10, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°26'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	8°33'45" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Mercury	27°43'55" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1988	Jul 12, 1988 into Cancer
Venus	14°34'42" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	28°25'42" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	27°55'08" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	27°49'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°14'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°32'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°47'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°01'36" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 10, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 10, 03:40 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.
Jul 10, 13:38 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.
Jul 10, 21:48 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

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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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