Daily planetary positions 6 January 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 6 January 1978. The Sun is in Capricorn at 15°. The Moon changes from Scorpio into Sagittarius during the day. Mercury is in Sagittarius. Venus is in Capricorn. Mars is in Leo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Gemini, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 15° Moon ♏ 29° 🌘 Mercury ♐ 22° Venus ♑ 12° Mars ♌ 11° ℞ Jupiter ♊ 29° ℞ Saturn ♍ 02° ℞ Uranus ♏ 13° Neptune ♐ 16° Pluto ♎ 22°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 6 January 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 15° n/a +1.10°/d 286.95°
Moon ♏ Scorpio 🌘 29° n/a +15.52°/d 239.58°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 22° Direct +0.65°/d 262.70°
Venus ♑ Capricorn 12° Direct +1.37°/d 282.80°
Mars ♌ Leo 11° ℞ Retro −0.32°/d 131.45°
Jupiter ♊ Gemini 29° ℞ Retro −0.14°/d 89.48°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 02° ℞ Retro −0.04°/d 152.86°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 13° Direct +0.04°/d 223.47°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° Direct +0.04°/d 256.27°
Pluto ♎ Libra 22° Direct +0.01°/d 202.16°

Moon positions on 6 January 1978

Waning Crescent Moon in Scorpio 29° 🌘 - 26 days old - 21% lit - Lon: 239.58°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♏ 29°i♐ 03°♐ 07°♐ 11°

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