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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1990?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1990, the Sun was in Cancer (10°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°21'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1990	Jul 23, 1990 into Leo
Moon	8°55'51" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 1, 1990	Jul 4, 1990 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°04'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 27, 1990	Jul 11, 1990 into Leo
Venus	8°53'13" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1990	Jul 20, 1990 into Cancer
Mars	23°04'03" Aries	Direct	May 31, 1990	Jul 12, 1990 into Taurus
Jupiter	19°38'13" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	22°54'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°28'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°16'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°07'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°47'39" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 2, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 07:12 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 2, 17:20 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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