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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1996?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1996, the Sun was in Gemini (5°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°34' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°51' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°30'39" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1996	Jun 21, 1996 into Cancer
Moon	15°41'37" Virgo	Direct	May 25, 1996	May 27, 1996 into Libra
Mercury	19°42'33" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	27°30'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	17°37'01" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1996	Jun 12, 1996 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°54'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°06'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°27'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°33'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°38'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°40'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 26, 1996

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 01:08 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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