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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1926?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1926, the Sun was in Cancer (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1926	Jul 23, 1926 into Leo
Moon	29°25'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 16, 1926	Jul 18, 1926 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°42'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	23°07'16" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1926	Jul 24, 1926 into Cancer
Mars	21°53'29" Aries	Direct	Jun 15, 1926	Aug 1, 1926 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°34'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°26'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°22'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°25'07" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°32'51" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°47'43" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 18, 1926

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 02:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	24°44' Libra
Jul 18, 13:07 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 18, 18:11 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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