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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1963?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1963, the Sun was in Cancer (25°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°08'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1963	Jul 23, 1963 into Leo
Moon	24°13'16" Gemini	Direct	Jul 16, 1963	Jul 18, 1963 into Cancer
Mercury	0°29'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1963	Aug 3, 1963 into Virgo
Venus	13°29'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 1963	Jul 31, 1963 into Leo
Mars	24°49'18" Virgo	Direct	Jun 3, 1963	Jul 27, 1963 into Libra
Jupiter	18°41'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	21°34'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	3°09'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°53'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°20'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°10'38" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 18, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 00:24 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 18, 06:19 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 18, 21:44 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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