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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). 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 16, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°59' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	22°56'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1988	Jul 17, 1988 into Virgo
Mercury	6°14'56" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Leo
Venus	16°26'32" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	1°12'31" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°01'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Gemini
Saturn	27°26'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°01'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°23'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°45'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°42'32" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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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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