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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 2003?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 2003, the Sun was in Cancer (25°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were 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, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°20' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°27'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2003	Jul 23, 2003 into Leo
Moon	24°06'08" Pisces	Direct	Jul 16, 2003	Jul 18, 2003 into Aries
Mercury	9°40'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2003	Jul 30, 2003 into Virgo
Venus	16°51'58" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2003	Jul 29, 2003 into Leo
Mars	9°21'41" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	21°26'01" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	5°43'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	2°10'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°14'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°40'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°31'20" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 18, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 23:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on July 18, 2003?

The Sun, Venus 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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