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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2008, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 29°45' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°11'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	23°40'19" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 29, 2008	Jan 1, 2009 into Pisces
Mercury	28°49'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 2008	Jan 1, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	26°42'02" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	3°08'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°48'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°45'58" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°13'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°25'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°14'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°59'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 31, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 11:36 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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