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Where Were the Planets on July 25, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 25, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (2°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 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 25, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°50' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 25, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°45'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	13°38'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 24, 1988	Jul 26, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°58'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Leo
Venus	21°02'25" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	4°54'22" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°35'19" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°55'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°43'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°09'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°46'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°13'57" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 25, 1988

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% 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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