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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 2006?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 2006, the Sun was in Gemini (5°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°41' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°06'24" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 2006	Jun 21, 2006 into Cancer
Moon	25°46'19" Taurus	Direct	May 24, 2006	May 26, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	14°20'39" Gemini	Direct	May 19, 2006	Jun 3, 2006 into Cancer
Venus	26°28'25" Aries	Direct	May 3, 2006	May 29, 2006 into Taurus
Mars	25°01'14" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 2006	Jun 3, 2006 into Leo
Jupiter	11°20'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°35'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	14°29'58" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	19°49'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°57'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°17'30" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 26, 2006

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 01:43 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
May 26, 13:47 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
May 26, 19:19 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 26, 2006?

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