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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1951?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1951, the Sun was in Gemini (4°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus squared Neptune. Rose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°25'58" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jun 22, 1951 into Cancer
Moon	17°20'58" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 1951	May 27, 1951 into Pisces
Mercury	9°37'33" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1951	Jun 9, 1951 into Gemini
Venus	17°19'45" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1951	Jun 7, 1951 into Leo
Mars	3°26'03" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jul 3, 1951 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°09'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	25°32'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	7°33'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	17°02'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°34'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°04'49" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 26, 1951

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 05:45 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Rose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy.

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The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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