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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1975?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1975, the Sun was in Cancer (25°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°15'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1975	Jul 23, 1975 into Leo
Moon	29°09'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 16, 1975	Jul 18, 1975 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°10'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1975	Jul 28, 1975 into Leo
Venus	5°54'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	12°06'53" Taurus	Direct	Jul 1, 1975	Aug 14, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°30'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	22°52'28" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°24'47" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°18'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°45'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°04'50" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 18, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 13:31 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on July 18, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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