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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1926?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1926, the Sun was in Taurus (15°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°11'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1926	May 21, 1926 into Gemini
Moon	3°14'51" Pisces	Direct	May 6, 1926	May 8, 1926 into Aries
Mercury	19°51'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	29°51'28" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1926	May 6, 1926 into Aries
Mars	2°00'45" Pisces	Direct	May 3, 1926	Jun 15, 1926 into Aries
Jupiter	24°37'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	23°22'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°04'37" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	21°59'51" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°53'55" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°39'39" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 6, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 06:31 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 6, 15:12 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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