Daily planetary positions 1 January 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 1 January 1978. The Sun is in Capricorn at 10°. The Moon changes from Virgo into Libra during the day. Mercury is in Sagittarius, Mercury is retrograde. Venus is in Capricorn. Mars is in Leo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Cancer, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 10° Moon ♍ 22° 🌖 Mercury ♐ 20° ℞ Venus ♑ 05° Mars ♌ 12° ℞ Jupiter ♋ 00° ℞ Saturn ♍ 03° ℞ Uranus ♏ 13° Neptune ♐ 16° Pluto ♎ 22°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 1 January 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 10° n/a +1.10°/d 281.45°
Moon ♍ Virgo 🌖 22° n/a +12.25°/d 172.55°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 20° ℞ Retro −0.01°/d 260.90°
Venus ♑ Capricorn 05° Direct +1.37°/d 275.94°
Mars ♌ Leo 12° ℞ Retro −0.25°/d 132.89°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 00° ℞ Retro −0.14°/d 90.18°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 03° ℞ Retro −0.03°/d 153.05°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 13° Direct +0.04°/d 223.27°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° Direct +0.04°/d 256.08°
Pluto ♎ Libra 22° Direct +0.01°/d 202.10°

Moon positions on 1 January 1978

Waning Gibbous Moon in Virgo 22° 🌖 - 21 days old - 57% lit - Lon: 172.55°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♍ 22°♍ 25°♍ 28°i♎ 01°

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