Daily planetary positions 16 January 1972 Astrological Ephemeris

Geocentric, tropical, apparent, airless. Source: NASA JPL Horizons.

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 January 1972. The Sun is in Capricorn at 24°. The Moon changes from Capricorn into Aquarius during the day. Mercury is in Capricorn. Venus is in Pisces. Mars is in Aries. Saturn continues retrograde in Taurus, and Pluto continues retrograde in Libra. An annular solar eclipse occurs today (maximum at 11:02:40 UTC).

Sun ♑ 24° ☀︎ Solar eclipse today Moon ♑ 21° 🌑 Mercury ♑ 06° Venus ♓ 02° Mars ♈ 12° Jupiter ♐ 25° Saturn ♉ 28° ℞ Uranus ♎ 17° Neptune ♐ 03° Pluto ♎ 08° ℞
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 January 1972 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ☀︎ ♑ Capricorn 24° n/a +1.07°/d 297.30°
Moon ♑ Capricorn 🌑 21° n/a +13.92°/d 291.61°
Mercury ♑ Capricorn 06° Direct +1.55°/d 276.82°
Venus ♓ Pisces 02° Direct +1.17°/d 332.31°
Mars ♈ Aries 12° Direct +0.60°/d 12.39°
Jupiter ♐ Sagittarius 25° Direct +0.23°/d 265.66°
Saturn ♉ Taurus 28° ℞ Retro −0.03°/d 58.45°
Uranus ♎ Libra 17° Direct +0.01°/d 197.49°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 03° Direct +0.03°/d 243.29°
Pluto ♎ Libra 08° ℞ Retro −0.00°/d 188.85°

Moon positions on 16 January 1972

New Moon in Capricorn 21° 🌑 - 0 days old - 0% lit - Lon: 291.61°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♑ 21°♑ 25°♑ 28°i♒ 02°

☀︎ Eclipse today

Solar, annular, max at 11:02:40 UTC • Gamma -0.9365 • 321 km • 01m53s

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