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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2025?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°48'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2025	Aug 22, 2025 into Virgo
Moon	25°52'05" Gemini	Direct	Aug 16, 2025	Aug 18, 2025 into Cancer
Mercury	7°17'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	21°27'33" Cancer	Direct	Jul 31, 2025	Aug 25, 2025 into Leo
Mars	7°14'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°19'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	0°52'14" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	1°18'57" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	1°40'40" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	2°02'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	19°20'40" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 18, 2025

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 05:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 18, 19:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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