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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1957, the Sun was in Gemini (4°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°57'29" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Cancer
Moon	28°33'49" Aries	Direct	May 24, 1957	May 26, 1957 into Taurus
Mercury	12°04'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	16°01'13" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1957	Jun 6, 1957 into Cancer
Mars	13°42'22" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	21°55'17" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	11°29'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°47'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°21'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°59'35" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	19°00'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 26, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 14:42 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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