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Where Were the Planets on February 18, 2008?

Quick Answer

On February 18, 2008, the Sun was in Aquarius (29°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 18, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°56' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 18, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°12'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2008	Feb 19, 2008 into Pisces
Moon	26°03'37" Cancer	Direct	Feb 16, 2008	Feb 18, 2008 into Leo
Mercury	8°20'40" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	1°00'35" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 17, 2008	Mar 12, 2008 into Pisces
Mars	26°04'24" Gemini	Direct	Dec 31, 2007	Mar 4, 2008 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°28'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°38'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	17°32'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°00'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°38'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°46'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 18, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 18, 18:51 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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