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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1965?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1965, the Sun was in Taurus (27°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°19'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1965	May 21, 1965 into Gemini
Moon	1°20'20" Capricorn	Direct	May 18, 1965	May 20, 1965 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°12'24" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1965	Jun 2, 1965 into Gemini
Venus	6°51'31" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1965	Jun 6, 1965 into Cancer
Mars	13°08'14" Virgo	Direct	Nov 6, 1964	Jun 29, 1965 into Libra
Jupiter	5°54'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	15°52'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	10°41'39" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	18°23'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°41'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°41'53" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 18, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 09:19 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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