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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1928?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1928, the Sun was in Cancer (25°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°51' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°49' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°34'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1928	Jul 23, 1928 into Leo
Moon	12°53'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1928	Jul 19, 1928 into Virgo
Mercury	5°54'49" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1928	Aug 4, 1928 into Leo
Venus	0°14'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1928	Aug 11, 1928 into Virgo
Mars	15°35'19" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°33'23" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	13°10'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°22'55" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	27°41'04" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°55'11" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°05'09" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 18, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 07:15 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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