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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1970?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1970, the Sun was in Cancer (25°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°18' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°26'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Leo
Moon	20°46'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 17, 1970	Jul 19, 1970 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°10'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1970	Jul 31, 1970 into Virgo
Venus	6°49'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1970	Aug 8, 1970 into Libra
Mars	0°08'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1970	Sep 3, 1970 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°59'39" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°39'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°13'21" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°15'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°10'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°46'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 18, 1970

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 04:59 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jul 18, 06:42 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 18, 19:59 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	25°45' Capricorn

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