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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 2008?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (5°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°45' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°36'15" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	16°29'41" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 2008	May 27, 2008 into Pisces
Mercury	21°32'19" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	1°54'05" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	9°06'34" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°54'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°09'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°15'33" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°15'34" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°27'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°34'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 26, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 17:10 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square

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