Daily planetary positions 8 January 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 8 January 1978. The Sun is in Capricorn at 17°. The Moon is in Capricorn. Mercury is in Sagittarius. Venus is in Capricorn. Mars is in Leo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Gemini, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 17° Moon ♑ 01° 🌘 Mercury ♐ 24° Venus ♑ 15° Mars ♌ 10° ℞ Jupiter ♊ 29° ℞ Saturn ♍ 02° ℞ Uranus ♏ 13° Neptune ♐ 16° Pluto ♎ 22°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 8 January 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 17° n/a +1.09°/d 289.14°
Moon ♑ Capricorn 🌘 01° n/a +16.00°/d 271.06°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 24° Direct +0.84°/d 264.22°
Venus ♑ Capricorn 15° Direct +1.37°/d 285.54°
Mars ♌ Leo 10° ℞ Retro −0.34°/d 130.79°
Jupiter ♊ Gemini 29° ℞ Retro −0.13°/d 89.21°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 02° ℞ Retro −0.04°/d 152.77°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 13° Direct +0.04°/d 223.55°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° Direct +0.04°/d 256.34°
Pluto ♎ Libra 22° Direct +0.01°/d 202.18°

Moon positions on 8 January 1978

Waning Crescent Moon in Capricorn 01° 🌘 - 28 days old - 7% lit - Lon: 271.06°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
i♑ 01°♑ 05°♑ 09°♑ 13°

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