Daily planetary positions 3 January 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 3 January 1978. The Sun is in Capricorn at 12°. The Moon is in Libra. Mercury is in Sagittarius. Venus is in Capricorn. Mars is in Leo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Gemini, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 12° Moon ♎ 17° 🌗 Mercury ♐ 21° Venus ♑ 08° Mars ♌ 12° ℞ Jupiter ♊ 29° ℞ Saturn ♍ 02° ℞ Uranus ♏ 13° Neptune ♐ 16° Pluto ♎ 22°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 3 January 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 12° n/a +1.10°/d 283.65°
Moon ♎ Libra 🌗 17° n/a +13.27°/d 197.47°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 21° Direct +0.29°/d 261.22°
Venus ♑ Capricorn 08° Direct +1.37°/d 278.69°
Mars ♌ Leo 12° ℞ Retro −0.28°/d 132.35°
Jupiter ♊ Gemini 29° ℞ Retro −0.14°/d 89.90°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 02° ℞ Retro −0.04°/d 152.98°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 13° Direct +0.04°/d 223.35°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° Direct +0.04°/d 256.16°
Pluto ♎ Libra 22° Direct +0.01°/d 202.13°

Moon positions on 3 January 1978

Waning Crescent Moon in Libra 17° 🌗 - 23 days old - 43% lit - Lon: 197.47°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♎ 17°♎ 20°♎ 24°♎ 27°

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