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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 2025?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 2025, the Sun was in Cancer (26°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°07'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2025	Jul 22, 2025 into Leo
Moon	2°22'36" Taurus	Direct	Jul 18, 2025	Jul 20, 2025 into Gemini
Mercury	15°34'14" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	15°29'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 4, 2025	Jul 31, 2025 into Cancer
Mars	18°05'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 17, 2025	Aug 6, 2025 into Libra
Jupiter	8°45'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	1°54'29" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	0°27'51" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	2°07'46" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	2°44'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	20°59'10" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 18, 2025

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 00:38 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	25°40' Aries
Jul 18, 07:58 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 18, 13:34 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

Born on July 18, 2025?

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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