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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°24' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°20' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°03'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	0°23'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 24, 2008	Dec 26, 2008 into Capricorn
Mercury	18°45'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 2008	Jan 1, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	18°55'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	27°53'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2008	Dec 27, 2008 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°12'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°43'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°02'43" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°13'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°58'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°21'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 24, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 11:12 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 24, 16:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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