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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 6°08' Capricorn. Venus met Neptune in Aquarius. Romance and idealism peak. Beautiful for art, risky for judgment in love. Mars moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°50' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°06'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	5°56'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 2008	Dec 29, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°14'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 2008	Jan 1, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	22°16'44" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	0°08'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°53'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°44'58" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°07'00" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°18'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°05'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°11'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 27, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 07:30 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 27, 12:23 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	6°08' Capricorn
Dec 27, 12:34 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Romance and idealism peak. Beautiful for art, risky for judgment in love.

Born on December 27, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Venus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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