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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2025?

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On August 18, 2025, the Sun was in Leo (25°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 2025
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°48'14" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon25°52'05" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury7°17'52" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus21°27'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars7°14'38" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter15°19'17" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn0°52'14" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus1°18'57" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Neptune1°40'40" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto2°02'19" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
North Node19°20'40" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 18, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile MarsDecisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on August 18, 2025?

Saturn and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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