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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1955?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1955, the Sun was in Cancer (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1955	Jul 23, 1955 into Leo
Moon	11°28'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 17, 1955	Jul 19, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	6°53'57" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1955	Jul 30, 1955 into Leo
Venus	12°49'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1955	Aug 1, 1955 into Leo
Mars	4°33'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°24'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	14°30'05" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°47'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°29'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°27'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°54'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 18, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 22:11 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square

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