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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1956?

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On May 26, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (5°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Gemini while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°54' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°53' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°11'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon25°55'08" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury4°26'24" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Venus8°29'43" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars25°32'51" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter23°41'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn29°04'55" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus29°19'58" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune28°07'09" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°10'57" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node8°20'01" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 26, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

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The Sun and Mercury 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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