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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 2008?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 2008, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°58'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2008	Feb 19, 2008 into Pisces
Moon	24°58'53" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 29, 2008	Jan 31, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°13'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	8°48'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 24, 2008	Feb 17, 2008 into Aquarius
Mars	24°04'48" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°48'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°59'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	16°36'24" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°19'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°09'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°43'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 31, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 22:08 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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