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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1975?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1975, the Sun was in Libra (24°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°50' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°29'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1975	Oct 24, 1975 into Scorpio
Moon	5°46'03" Aries	Direct	Oct 18, 1975	Oct 20, 1975 into Taurus
Mercury	9°05'16" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	9°36'19" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Nov 9, 1975 into Libra
Mars	0°16'38" Cancer	Direct	Oct 17, 1975	Nov 25, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°59'54" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	2°17'02" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	2°17'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°53'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°43'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°12'32" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 18, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 00:20 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 18, 20:54 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square

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