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Where Were the Planets on July 13, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 13, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (21°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 13, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°45' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 13, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°17'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	16°36'33" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 14, 1988 into Leo
Mercury	1°41'02" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Leo
Venus	15°22'21" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	29°50'50" Pisces	Direct	May 22, 1988	Jul 13, 1988 into Aries
Jupiter	28°28'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	27°37'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°08'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°27'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°46'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°52'04" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 13, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 13, 19:55 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jul 13, 21:53 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	21°41' Cancer

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