Daily planetary positions 16 January 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 January 1978. The Sun is in Capricorn at 25°. The Moon changes from Aries into Taurus during the day. Mercury and Venus are in Capricorn. Mars is in Leo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Gemini, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 25° Moon ♈ 23° 🌓 Mercury ♑ 03° Venus ♑ 26° Mars ♌ 07° ℞ Jupiter ♊ 28° ℞ Saturn ♍ 02° ℞ Uranus ♏ 13° Neptune ♐ 16° Pluto ♎ 22°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 January 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 25° n/a +1.07°/d 297.80°
Moon ♈ Aries 🌓 23° n/a +12.10°/d 23.04°
Mercury ♑ Capricorn 03° Direct +1.29°/d 273.05°
Venus ♑ Capricorn 26° Direct +1.34°/d 296.38°
Mars ♌ Leo 07° ℞ Retro −0.41°/d 127.76°
Jupiter ♊ Gemini 28° ℞ Retro −0.12°/d 88.21°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 02° ℞ Retro −0.06°/d 152.36°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 13° Direct +0.03°/d 223.82°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° Direct +0.03°/d 256.62°
Pluto ♎ Libra 22° Direct +0.01°/d 202.24°

Moon positions on 16 January 1978

Waxing Crescent Moon in Aries 23° 🌓 - 7 days old - 47% lit - Lon: 23.04°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♈ 23°♈ 26°♈ 29°i♉ 02°

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