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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1944?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1944, the Sun was in Gemini (5°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°05'31" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1944	Jun 21, 1944 into Cancer
Moon	26°22'24" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1944	May 26, 1944 into Leo
Mercury	10°58'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1944	Jun 11, 1944 into Gemini
Venus	26°29'23" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1944	May 29, 1944 into Gemini
Mars	2°15'12" Leo	Direct	May 22, 1944	Jul 12, 1944 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°46'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	26°49'11" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°41'37" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°32'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°42'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°25'49" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 26, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 19:04 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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