The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on February 8, 2012?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 2012, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°44' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°07'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2012	Feb 19, 2012 into Pisces
Moon	26°44'49" Leo	Direct	Feb 6, 2012	Feb 8, 2012 into Virgo
Mercury	19°57'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 27, 2012	Feb 14, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	0°17'39" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 2012	Mar 5, 2012 into Taurus
Mars	21°32'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	3°35'41" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°30'24" Libra	Stationing direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°06'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°10'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°36'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°56'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 8, 2012

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 06:00 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 8, 17:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on February 8, 2012?

The Sun and Mercury 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.