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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 2008?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 25, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°16' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°38'39" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	4°08'26" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 2008	May 27, 2008 into Pisces
Mercury	21°29'16" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	0°40'21" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	8°33'08" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°58'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°07'06" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°14'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°15'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°28'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°38'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 25, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 03:51 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on May 25, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

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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