Planetary Transits 2008: Jupiter in Capricorn

Rahu-Ketu moved to Capricorn-Cancer on 30 Apr 2008 and Jupiter entered Capricorn on 9 Dec 2008.

Every sign change, retrograde station and combustion period, all planets, in Nepal Time (GMT +5:45). The Moon has its own page.

Sun 2008 Moon 2008 Mars 2008 Mercury 2008 Jupiter 2008 Venus 2008 Saturn 2008 Rahu 2008 Ketu 2008

Every transit in 2008, in date order

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Every transit in 2008, in date order
Date	Time	Planet	Event	Position
January 2008
4 Jan	17:41	Mercury	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
6 Jan	09:46	Jupiter	ClearLeaves combustion	10°13' Sagittarius, Mula
10 Jan	13:35	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	9°28' Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha
15 Jan	00:24	Sun	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
19 Jan	15:55	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
29 Jan	02:16	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	29°54' Capricorn, Dhanishta
31 Jan	04:24	Mars	DirectTurns direct	0°06' Gemini, Mrigashira
31 Jan	21:29	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	29°10' Capricorn, Dhanishta
February 2008
12 Feb	16:55	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	17°08' Capricorn, Shravana
13 Feb	00:58	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
13 Feb	13:21	Sun	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
19 Feb	08:43	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	14°21' Capricorn, Shravana
March 2008
8 Mar	07:39	Venus	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
10 Mar	14:49	Mercury	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
14 Mar	10:13	Sun	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
30 Mar	13:52	Mercury	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
April 2008
1 Apr	14:15	Venus	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
2 Apr	04:33	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	4°36' Pisces, Uttara Bhadrapada
13 Apr	18:45	Sun	Enters Aries	Ashwini
15 Apr	06:05	Mercury	Enters Aries	Ashwini
25 Apr	21:57	Venus	Enters Aries	Ashwini
28 Apr	15:02	Mars	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
29 Apr	06:54	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	29°07' Aries, Krittika
29 Apr	17:56	Mercury	Enters Taurus	Krittika
30 Apr	11:18	Rahu	Enters Capricorn	Dhanishta
30 Apr	11:18	Ketu	Enters Cancer	Ashlesha
May 2008
3 May	00:12	Venus	CombustGoes combust	8°44' Aries, Ashwini
3 May	09:00	Saturn	DirectTurns direct	7°42' Leo, Magha
9 May	17:21	Jupiter	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	28°24' Sagittarius, Uttara Ashadha
14 May	15:39	Sun	Enters Taurus	Krittika
20 May	07:01	Venus	Enters Taurus	Krittika
26 May	21:32	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	27°34' Taurus, Mrigashira
30 May	09:01	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	27°07' Taurus, Mrigashira
June 2008
13 Jun	16:55	Venus	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
14 Jun	22:18	Sun	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
16 Jun	10:14	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	19°26' Taurus, Rohini
19 Jun	20:18	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	19°00' Taurus, Rohini
21 Jun	17:13	Mars	Enters Leo	Magha
July 2008
6 Jul	19:18	Mercury	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
8 Jul	02:52	Venus	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
15 Jul	19:21	Venus	ClearLeaves combustion	9°27' Cancer, Pushya
16 Jul	09:13	Sun	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
17 Jul	10:18	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	17°00' Gemini, Ardra
23 Jul	21:07	Mercury	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
August 2008
1 Aug	12:34	Venus	Enters Leo	Magha
7 Aug	11:37	Mercury	Enters Leo	Magha
10 Aug	03:09	Mars	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
13 Aug	06:36	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	10°41' Leo, Magha
16 Aug	17:39	Sun	Enters Leo	Magha
17 Aug	11:14	Saturn	CombustGoes combust	15°42' Leo, Purva Phalguni
25 Aug	03:50	Mercury	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
25 Aug	22:43	Venus	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
September 2008
8 Sep	10:26	Jupiter	DirectTurns direct	18°33' Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
16 Sep	17:37	Sun	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
19 Sep	10:30	Venus	Enters Libra	Chitra
22 Sep	00:11	Saturn	ClearLeaves combustion	20°09' Leo, Purva Phalguni
24 Sep	13:02	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	28°51' Virgo, Chitra
25 Sep	11:17	Mars	Enters Libra	Chitra
October 2008
1 Oct	05:17	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	26°11' Virgo, Chitra
9 Oct	20:25	Mars	CombustGoes combust	9°42' Libra, Swati
13 Oct	10:15	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	14°14' Virgo, Hasta
14 Oct	01:16	Venus	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
16 Oct	01:52	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	13°35' Virgo, Hasta
17 Oct	05:36	Sun	Enters Libra	Chitra
November 2008
1 Nov	03:03	Mercury	Enters Libra	Chitra
2 Nov	14:11	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	2°18' Libra, Chitra
7 Nov	20:50	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
8 Nov	03:03	Mars	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
16 Nov	05:24	Sun	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
19 Nov	18:01	Mercury	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
December 2008
3 Dec	01:59	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
8 Dec	19:44	Mercury	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
9 Dec	23:57	Jupiter	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
15 Dec	20:01	Sun	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
19 Dec	11:49	Mars	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
21 Dec	10:13	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	19°42' Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
28 Dec	06:08	Mercury	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
29 Dec	06:41	Venus	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
31 Dec	23:25	Saturn	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	27°47' Leo, Uttara Phalguni

Planet by planet

Each planet's stays and periods in 2008, from, to and length. Open a planet to see its table.

Sun in 2008

12 sign changes

Sun in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 2007	15 Jan	14 days
♑ Capricorn	15 Jan	13 Feb	30 days
♒ Aquarius	13 Feb	14 Mar	30 days
♓ Pisces	14 Mar	13 Apr	30 days
♈ Aries	13 Apr	14 May	31 days
♉ Taurus	14 May	14 Jun	31 days
♊ Gemini	14 Jun	16 Jul	31 days
♋ Cancer	16 Jul	16 Aug	31 days
♌ Leo	16 Aug	16 Sep	31 days
♍ Virgo	16 Sep	17 Oct	30 days
♎ Libra	17 Oct	16 Nov	30 days
♏ Scorpio	16 Nov	15 Dec	30 days
♐ Sagittarius	15 Dec	into 2009	16 days

Full Sun transit 2008, day by day

Mars in 2008

6 sign changes · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Mars in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♊ Gemini	from 2007	28 Apr	about 4 months
Retrograde	from 2007	31 Jan	30 days
♋ Cancer	28 Apr	21 Jun	54 days
♌ Leo	21 Jun	10 Aug	49 days
♍ Virgo	10 Aug	25 Sep	46 days
♎ Libra	25 Sep	8 Nov	44 days
Combust	9 Oct	into 2009	about 3 months
♏ Scorpio	8 Nov	19 Dec	41 days
♐ Sagittarius	19 Dec	into 2009	13 days

Full Mars transit 2008, day by day

Mercury in 2008

13 sign changes · 3 retrograde periods · 7 combust periods

Mercury in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 2007	4 Jan	4 days
Combust	from 2007	10 Jan	10 days
♑ Capricorn	4 Jan	10 Mar	about 2 months
Retrograde	29 Jan	19 Feb	21 days
Combust	31 Jan	12 Feb	12 days
♒ Aquarius	10 Mar	30 Mar	20 days
♓ Pisces	30 Mar	15 Apr	16 days
Combust	2 Apr	29 Apr	27 days
♈ Aries	15 Apr	29 Apr	14 days
♉ Taurus	29 Apr	6 Jul	about 2 months
Retrograde	26 May	19 Jun	24 days
Combust	30 May	16 Jun	17 days
♊ Gemini	6 Jul	23 Jul	17 days
Combust	17 Jul	13 Aug	27 days
♋ Cancer	23 Jul	7 Aug	15 days
♌ Leo	7 Aug	25 Aug	18 days
♍ Virgo	25 Aug	1 Nov	about 2 months
Retrograde	24 Sep	16 Oct	22 days
Combust	1 Oct	13 Oct	12 days
♎ Libra	1 Nov	19 Nov	19 days
Combust	2 Nov	21 Dec	49 days
♏ Scorpio	19 Nov	8 Dec	19 days
♐ Sagittarius	8 Dec	28 Dec	19 days
♑ Capricorn	28 Dec	into 2009	4 days

Full Mercury transit 2008, day by day

Jupiter in 2008

1 sign change · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Jupiter in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 2007	9 Dec	about 11 months
Combust	from 2007	6 Jan	5 days
Retrograde	9 May	8 Sep	about 4 months
♑ Capricorn	9 Dec	into 2009	22 days

Full Jupiter transit 2008, day by day

Venus in 2008

15 sign changes · no retrograde · 1 combust period

Venus in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♏ Scorpio	from 2007	19 Jan	19 days
♐ Sagittarius	19 Jan	13 Feb	24 days
♑ Capricorn	13 Feb	8 Mar	24 days
♒ Aquarius	8 Mar	1 Apr	24 days
♓ Pisces	1 Apr	25 Apr	24 days
♈ Aries	25 Apr	20 May	24 days
Combust	3 May	15 Jul	about 2 months
♉ Taurus	20 May	13 Jun	24 days
♊ Gemini	13 Jun	8 Jul	24 days
♋ Cancer	8 Jul	1 Aug	24 days
♌ Leo	1 Aug	25 Aug	24 days
♍ Virgo	25 Aug	19 Sep	24 days
♎ Libra	19 Sep	14 Oct	25 days
♏ Scorpio	14 Oct	7 Nov	25 days
♐ Sagittarius	7 Nov	3 Dec	25 days
♑ Capricorn	3 Dec	29 Dec	26 days
♒ Aquarius	29 Dec	into 2009	3 days

Full Venus transit 2008, day by day

Saturn in 2008

no sign change · 2 retrograde periods · 1 combust period

Saturn in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♌ Leo	from 2007	into 2009	about 1 year
Retrograde	from 2007	3 May	about 4 months
Combust	17 Aug	22 Sep	36 days
Retrograde	31 Dec	into 2009	0 days

Full Saturn transit 2008, day by day

Rahu in 2008

1 sign change · always retrograde

Rahu in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♒ Aquarius	from 2007	30 Apr	about 4 months
♑ Capricorn	30 Apr	into 2009	about 8 months

Rahu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Rahu transit 2008, day by day

Ketu in 2008

1 sign change · always retrograde

Ketu in 2008: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♌ Leo	from 2007	30 Apr	about 4 months
♋ Cancer	30 Apr	into 2009	about 8 months

Ketu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Ketu transit 2008, day by day