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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 2004?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 2004, the Sun was in Gemini (5°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Venus, 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, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°09' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°34'05" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2004	Jun 21, 2004 into Cancer
Moon	25°53'57" Leo	Direct	May 24, 2004	May 26, 2004 into Virgo
Mercury	13°00'03" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2004	Jun 5, 2004 into Gemini
Venus	24°40'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	12°06'42" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2004	Jun 23, 2004 into Leo
Jupiter	9°35'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°27'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°42'05" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°22'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°19'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°56'52" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 26, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 19:51 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on May 26, 2004?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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