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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1962, the Sun was in Gemini (4°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°53' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°54' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°45'09" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1962	Jun 21, 1962 into Cancer
Moon	0°53'00" Pisces	Direct	May 26, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Aries
Mercury	20°23'46" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	4°04'24" Cancer	Direct	May 23, 1962	Jun 17, 1962 into Leo
Mars	28°07'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°35'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°22'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°36'46" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°30'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°32'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°18'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 26, 1962

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 10:29 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 26, 19:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	5°02' Pisces

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