Daily planetary positions 17 May 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 17 May 1978. The Sun is in Taurus at 24°. The Moon is in Virgo. Mercury is in Taurus. Venus is in Gemini. Mars is in Leo. Uranus in Scorpio, Neptune in Sagittarius and Pluto in Libra remain retrograde.

Sun ♉ 24° Moon ♍ 15° 🌔 Mercury ♉ 00° Venus ♊ 23° Mars ♌ 18° Jupiter ♋ 06° Saturn ♌ 27° Uranus ♏ 11° ℞ Neptune ♐ 16° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20° ℞
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 17 May 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♉ Taurus 24° n/a +0.99°/d 53.73°
Moon ♍ Virgo 🌔 15° n/a +12.18°/d 165.65°
Mercury ♉ Taurus 00° Direct +1.22°/d 30.10°
Venus ♊ Gemini 23° Direct +1.32°/d 83.60°
Mars ♌ Leo 18° Direct +0.48°/d 138.70°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 06° Direct +0.21°/d 96.92°
Saturn ♌ Leo 27° Direct +0.04°/d 147.18°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 11° ℞ Retro −0.04°/d 221.86°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 16° ℞ Retro −0.03°/d 256.91°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° ℞ Retro −0.02°/d 200.23°

Moon positions on 17 May 1978

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Virgo 15° 🌔 - 10 days old - 67% lit - Lon: 165.65°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♍ 15°♍ 18°♍ 21°♍ 24°

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