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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 2008?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°34' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°47'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2007	Jan 20, 2008 into Aquarius
Moon	2°22'02" Cancer	Direct	Jan 20, 2008	Jan 22, 2008 into Leo
Mercury	18°17'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	25°17'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2007	Jan 24, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	24°47'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°24'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°39'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	16°05'50" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	20°54'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°49'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°18'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 20, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 03:10 UTC	Venus opposite Mars	Exact opposition
Jan 20, 08:04 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 20, 16:43 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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