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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 2013?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	26°27'58" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 16, 2013	Jul 18, 2013 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°35'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	25°09'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Virgo
Mars	3°20'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	5°03'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	4°54'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°31'16" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°56'59" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°52'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°04'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on July 18, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 00:40 UTC	Jupiter trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 18, 17:54 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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