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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1990?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1990, the Sun was in Gemini (4°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°55' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°58'58" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1990	Jun 21, 1990 into Cancer
Moon	3°21'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1990	May 28, 1990 into Leo
Mercury	11°12'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	25°27'14" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1990	May 30, 1990 into Taurus
Mars	26°28'25" Pisces	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 31, 1990 into Aries
Jupiter	11°41'37" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	24°58'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°52'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°09'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°52'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°45'12" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 26, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 02:13 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
May 26, 06:33 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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