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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 2008?

Quick Answer

On November 5, 2008, the Sun was in Scorpio (13°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 5, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°26'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2008	Nov 21, 2008 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°59'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 5, 2008	Nov 7, 2008 into Pisces
Mercury	1°20'48" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 4, 2008	Nov 23, 2008 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°25'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2008	Nov 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	22°17'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°32'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°02'40" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	18°56'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°28'34" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°19'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°57'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 5, 2008

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 5, 00:01 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Nov 5, 13:02 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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