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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (20°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°20'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	4°07'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 14, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	0°17'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Leo
Venus	15°04'33" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	29°22'50" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	28°17'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	27°41'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°10'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°29'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°46'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°55'15" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 12, 1988

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 04:08 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 12, 06:42 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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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.

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