Daily planetary positions 16 August 1972 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 August 1972. The Sun is in Leo at 26°. The Moon is in Scorpio. Mercury is in Leo, Mercury is retrograde. Venus is in Cancer. Mars is in Virgo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Sagittarius.

Sun ♌ 26° Moon ♏ 08° 🌓 Mercury ♌ 12° ℞ Venus ♋ 08° Mars ♍ 03° Jupiter ♐ 28° ℞ Saturn ♊ 18° Uranus ♎ 14° Neptune ♐ 01° Pluto ♎ 07°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 August 1972 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♌ Leo 26° n/a +0.93°/d 145.93°
Moon ♏ Scorpio 🌓 08° n/a +12.34°/d 218.08°
Mercury ♌ Leo 12° ℞ Retro −0.17°/d 132.60°
Venus ♋ Cancer 08° Direct +0.91°/d 98.83°
Mars ♍ Virgo 03° Direct +0.61°/d 153.44°
Jupiter ♐ Sagittarius 28° ℞ Retro −0.03°/d 268.91°
Saturn ♊ Gemini 18° Direct +0.08°/d 78.17°
Uranus ♎ Libra 14° Direct +0.04°/d 194.85°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 01° Direct +0.00°/d 241.15°
Pluto ♎ Libra 07° Direct +0.03°/d 187.25°

Moon positions on 16 August 1972

Waxing Crescent Moon in Scorpio 08° 🌓 - 7 days old - 44% lit - Lon: 218.08°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♏ 08°♏ 11°♏ 14°♏ 17°

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