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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 2008, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Capricorn. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°39' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°40'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2008	Dec 21, 2008 into Capricorn
Moon	20°45'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 2008	Dec 2, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°54'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 2008	Dec 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Venus	22°24'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2008	Dec 7, 2008 into Aquarius
Mars	10°55'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2008	Dec 27, 2008 into Capricorn
Jupiter	22°16'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°56'13" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	18°44'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°42'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°09'11" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°34'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 1, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 08:41 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Born on December 1, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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