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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2008?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mars and Saturn 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 January 4, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°56' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°51' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°29'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2007	Jan 20, 2008 into Aquarius
Moon	28°53'42" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 2, 2008	Jan 4, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°58'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2007	Jan 8, 2008 into Aquarius
Venus	5°45'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2007	Jan 24, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	28°39'27" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°48'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	8°20'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	15°28'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	20°22'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°15'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°09'17" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 4, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 14:13 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on January 4, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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