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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars met Pluto in Capricorn. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°41' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°07'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	17°46'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 2008	Dec 29, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°41'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 2008	Jan 1, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	23°23'25" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	0°53'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°07'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°45'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°08'31" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°20'02" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°07'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°08'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 28, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 20:01 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Born on December 28, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mars and Pluto 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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