Daily planetary positions 16 May 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 May 1978. The Sun is in Taurus at 23°. The Moon is in Virgo. Mercury is in Aries. Venus is in Gemini. Mars is in Leo. Uranus in Scorpio, Neptune in Sagittarius and Pluto in Libra remain retrograde.

Sun ♉ 23° Moon ♍ 03° 🌓 Mercury ♈ 28° Venus ♊ 22° Mars ♌ 18° Jupiter ♋ 06° Saturn ♌ 27° Uranus ♏ 11° ℞ Neptune ♐ 16° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20° ℞
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 May 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♉ Taurus 23° n/a +0.99°/d 52.74°
Moon ♍ Virgo 🌓 03° n/a +11.96°/d 153.69°
Mercury ♈ Aries 28° Direct +1.18°/d 28.89°
Venus ♊ Gemini 22° Direct +1.32°/d 82.28°
Mars ♌ Leo 18° Direct +0.48°/d 138.22°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 06° Direct +0.21°/d 96.71°
Saturn ♌ Leo 27° Direct +0.03°/d 147.14°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 11° ℞ Retro −0.04°/d 221.90°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° ℞ Retro −0.03°/d 256.94°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° ℞ Retro −0.02°/d 200.25°

Moon positions on 16 May 1978

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Virgo 03° 🌓 - 9 days old - 60% lit - Lon: 153.69°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
i♍ 03°♍ 06°♍ 09°♍ 12°

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