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Where Were the Planets on October 7, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 7, 2008, the Sun was in Libra (14°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 7, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 7, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°35'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2008	Oct 23, 2008 into Scorpio
Moon	15°55'39" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 6, 2008	Oct 8, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°14'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	16°18'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 2008	Oct 18, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°14'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°52'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°01'07" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°44'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°39'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°42'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°29'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 7, 2008

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 7, 05:41 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 7, 09:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	14°28' Capricorn

Born on October 7, 2008?

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