Daily planetary positions 17 January 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 17 January 1978. The Sun is in Capricorn at 26°. The Moon is in Taurus. Mercury and Venus are in Capricorn. Mars is in Leo. Jupiter continues retrograde in Gemini, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 26° Moon ♉ 05° 🌓 Mercury ♑ 04° Venus ♑ 27° Mars ♌ 07° ℞ Jupiter ♊ 28° ℞ Saturn ♍ 02° ℞ Uranus ♏ 13° Neptune ♐ 16° Pluto ♎ 22°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 17 January 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 26° n/a +1.07°/d 298.87°
Moon ♉ Taurus 🌓 05° n/a +12.11°/d 35.14°
Mercury ♑ Capricorn 04° Direct +1.33°/d 274.37°
Venus ♑ Capricorn 27° Direct +1.34°/d 297.72°
Mars ♌ Leo 07° ℞ Retro −0.41°/d 127.35°
Jupiter ♊ Gemini 28° ℞ Retro −0.11°/d 88.09°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 02° ℞ Retro −0.06°/d 152.31°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 13° Direct +0.03°/d 223.85°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° Direct +0.03°/d 256.65°
Pluto ♎ Libra 22° Direct +0.00°/d 202.25°

Moon positions on 17 January 1978

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Taurus 05° 🌓 - 8 days old - 53% lit - Lon: 35.14°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♉ 05°♉ 08°♉ 11°♉ 14°

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