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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1966, the Sun was in Gemini (4°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°22' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°47'06" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1966	Jun 21, 1966 into Cancer
Moon	23°15'41" Leo	Direct	May 24, 1966	May 26, 1966 into Virgo
Mercury	3°49'38" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 1966	Jun 7, 1966 into Cancer
Venus	23°58'36" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	28°16'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°12'57" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°58'25" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°29'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°25'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°48'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°56'47" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 26, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 00:52 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 26, 23:21 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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