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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°36' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	29°38'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 2008	Dec 29, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°06'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 2008	Jan 1, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	24°29'51" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	1°38'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°20'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°45'41" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°10'06" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°21'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°09'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°05'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 29, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 12:42 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on December 29, 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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