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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1988, the Sun was in Cancer (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1988	Jul 22, 1988 into Leo
Moon	4°31'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Jul 24, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mercury	16°59'16" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Leo
Venus	19°18'01" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	3°44'32" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°05'07" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	27°04'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°49'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°13'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°45'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°23'29" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 22, 1988

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 22, 00:00 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 22, 02:14 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	29°30' Libra
Jul 22, 03:12 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 22, 14:51 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 22, 18:05 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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