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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 1988?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 1988, the Sun was in Leo (5°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°14' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°37'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Aug 22, 1988 into Virgo
Moon	26°38'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°11'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1988	Jul 28, 1988 into Leo
Venus	22°57'34" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1988	Aug 6, 1988 into Cancer
Mars	5°59'43" Aries	Direct	Jul 13, 1988	Oct 23, 1988 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°04'32" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1988	Nov 30, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	26°46'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1988	Nov 12, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°38'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 27, 1988	Dec 2, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°05'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°46'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°04'25" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 28, 1988

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 17:24 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jul 28, 21:18 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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