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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 2017?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 2017, the Sun was in Cancer (26°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°03'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2017	Jul 22, 2017 into Leo
Moon	18°13'17" Taurus	Direct	Jul 17, 2017	Jul 19, 2017 into Gemini
Mercury	20°23'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 2017	Jul 25, 2017 into Virgo
Venus	15°01'16" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2017	Jul 31, 2017 into Cancer
Mars	28°41'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2017	Jul 20, 2017 into Leo
Jupiter	15°22'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°16'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°25'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	14°00'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°55'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°43'01" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 18, 2017

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 01:38 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 18, 20:09 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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