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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1952?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1952, the Sun was in Gemini (5°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°09'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1952	Jun 21, 1952 into Cancer
Moon	6°02'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1952	May 28, 1952 into Leo
Mercury	19°50'38" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1952	May 31, 1952 into Gemini
Venus	27°10'15" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1952	May 28, 1952 into Gemini
Mars	2°36'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°26'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	8°22'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	11°51'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°14'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°14'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°41'57" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 26, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 00:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 26, 04:17 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
May 26, 08:46 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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