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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1984?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1984, the Sun was in Libra (25°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°13' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°17'04" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1984	Oct 23, 1984 into Scorpio
Moon	3°01'24" Leo	Direct	Oct 18, 1984	Oct 20, 1984 into Virgo
Mercury	0°36'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 18, 1984	Nov 6, 1984 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°52'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1984	Oct 20, 1984 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°17'34" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 5, 1984	Nov 15, 1984 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°46'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°15'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°04'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°03'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°47'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°05'49" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 18, 1984

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 03:01 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 18, 06:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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