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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (5°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°29'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	0°30'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1955	Apr 28, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	9°20'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1955	May 6, 1955 into Gemini
Venus	2°14'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	10°27'19" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°22'31" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°49'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°52'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°38'02" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°19'33" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°18'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 26, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 11:08 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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