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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 2008?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°29' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°34'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2007	Jan 20, 2008 into Aquarius
Moon	17°45'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jan 9, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°29'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	10°37'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2007	Jan 24, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	27°24'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°43'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	8°12'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	15°37'05" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	20°30'00" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°24'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°56'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 8, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 04:45 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 8, 11:37 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	17°33' Capricorn

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