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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1950?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1950, the Sun was in Gemini (4°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°39'58" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1950	Jun 21, 1950 into Cancer
Moon	25°03'43" Virgo	Direct	May 24, 1950	May 26, 1950 into Libra
Mercury	18°32'47" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 8, 1950	Jun 14, 1950 into Gemini
Venus	23°03'15" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1950	Jun 1, 1950 into Taurus
Mars	24°57'48" Virgo	Direct	Mar 28, 1950	Jun 11, 1950 into Libra
Jupiter	5°54'09" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°41'12" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°20'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	14°49'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°57'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°24'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 26, 1950

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 20:26 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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