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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 2008?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 2008, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°10' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°57'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2008	Feb 19, 2008 into Pisces
Moon	13°06'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 29, 2008	Jan 31, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°37'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	7°34'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 24, 2008	Feb 17, 2008 into Aquarius
Mars	24°04'45" Gemini	Stationing direct	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°35'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°03'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	16°33'29" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°16'58" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°08'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°46'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 30, 2008

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 02:19 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jan 30, 05:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	9°40' Scorpio

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