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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1945?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1945, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°11' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°03'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1944	Jan 20, 1945 into Aquarius
Moon	24°59'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1945	Jan 18, 1945 into Aries
Mercury	4°59'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1945	Feb 5, 1945 into Aquarius
Venus	14°15'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1945	Feb 2, 1945 into Aries
Mars	9°30'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1945	Feb 14, 1945 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°25'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°41'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	9°27'11" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°24'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°21'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°52'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 18, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 20:20 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on January 18, 1945?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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