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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1981?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1981, the Sun was in Gemini (5°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°09' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°08'16" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1981	Jun 21, 1981 into Cancer
Moon	0°30'12" Pisces	Direct	May 26, 1981	May 28, 1981 into Aries
Mercury	27°55'21" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1981	May 28, 1981 into Cancer
Venus	18°01'38" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Cancer
Mars	23°00'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°26'48" Libra	Stationing direct	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°04'27" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°47'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	23°59'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°53'05" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°48'45" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 26, 1981

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 11:05 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 26, 21:00 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	5°30' Pisces

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