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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1927?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1927, the Sun was in Cancer (24°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 20°26' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°51'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1927	Jul 23, 1927 into Leo
Moon	13°16'53" Pisces	Direct	Jul 17, 1927	Jul 19, 1927 into Aries
Mercury	27°17'22" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 14, 1927	Aug 12, 1927 into Leo
Venus	9°14'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	25°45'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Jul 25, 1927 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°27'41" Aries	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°17'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°22'56" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	25°32'04" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°42'49" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°28'01" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 18, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 03:03 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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