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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1964?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1964, the Sun was in Taurus (27°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°27' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°33'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1964	May 21, 1964 into Gemini
Moon	27°11'59" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1964	May 18, 1964 into Virgo
Mercury	3°49'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1964	Jun 9, 1964 into Gemini
Venus	4°41'59" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1964	Jun 17, 1964 into Gemini
Mars	8°08'25" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1964	Jun 17, 1964 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°37'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°24'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°55'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°09'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°35'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°01'34" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 18, 1964

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 12:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	27°35' Leo
May 18, 17:02 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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