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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1989, the Sun was in Gemini (5°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°13' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°43' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°12'31" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1989	Jun 21, 1989 into Cancer
Moon	13°56'57" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 1989	May 27, 1989 into Pisces
Mercury	1°14'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	18°42'16" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1989	Jun 4, 1989 into Cancer
Mars	16°54'23" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	15°17'52" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°03'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°28'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°55'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°11'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°04'53" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 26, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 26, 1989?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. Saturn and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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