The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on October 21, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 2008, the Sun was in Libra (28°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°24' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°27'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2008	Oct 23, 2008 into Scorpio
Moon	28°30'28" Cancer	Direct	Oct 19, 2008	Oct 21, 2008 into Leo
Mercury	10°16'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	3°18'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2008	Nov 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	11°49'38" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°23'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°34'20" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°17'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°30'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°57'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°44'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 21, 2008

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 11:55 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	28°27' Cancer
Oct 21, 14:34 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on October 21, 2008?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.