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Where Were the Planets on February 3, 2008?

Quick Answer

On February 3, 2008, the Sun was in Aquarius (14°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 3, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°58' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°15' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 3, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°01'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2008	Feb 19, 2008 into Pisces
Moon	1°05'32" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 3, 2008	Feb 5, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°58'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	12°30'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 24, 2008	Feb 17, 2008 into Aquarius
Mars	24°09'25" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°26'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°46'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	16°45'20" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°26'00" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°15'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°33'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 3, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 3, 00:49 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Feb 3, 09:51 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on February 3, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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