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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.

Mercury squared Pluto. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling. Neptune sextiled Pluto.

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	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
May 26, 08:46 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	A sextile that has hung in the background since the 1940s, tying collective ideals to slow transformation.

Born on May 26, 1952?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day carries a strong Taurus streak alongside their Gemini Sun.

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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