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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1945?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1945, the Sun was in Taurus (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1945	May 21, 1945 into Gemini
Moon	22°18'54" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1945	May 19, 1945 into Virgo
Mercury	2°19'57" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Gemini
Venus	19°37'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	11°58'31" Aries	Direct	May 2, 1945	Jun 11, 1945 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°32'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	8°18'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°15'09" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°50'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°04'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°31'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 18, 1945

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 21:28 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 18, 22:12 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	27°34' Leo

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