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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1926?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1926, the Sun was in Taurus (28°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°02' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°42'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1926	May 21, 1926 into Gemini
Moon	6°57'48" Virgo	Direct	May 19, 1926	May 22, 1926 into Libra
Mercury	12°01'29" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 1926	May 29, 1926 into Gemini
Venus	15°04'08" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1926	Jun 2, 1926 into Taurus
Mars	12°03'31" Pisces	Direct	May 3, 1926	Jun 15, 1926 into Aries
Jupiter	26°02'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	22°19'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°37'19" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°04'25" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°08'22" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°55'10" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 20, 1926

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 09:46 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 20, 12:43 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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