Daily planetary positions 5 August 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 5 August 1978. The Sun is in Leo at 15°. The Moon changes from Leo into Virgo during the day. Mercury and Venus are in Virgo, Mercury is retrograde. Mars is in Libra. Neptune continues retrograde in Sagittarius.

Sun ♌ 15° Moon ♌ 24° 🌑 Mercury ♍ 03° ℞ Venus ♍ 27° Mars ♎ 00° Jupiter ♋ 25° Saturn ♍ 03° Uranus ♏ 10° Neptune ♐ 14° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 5 August 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♌ Leo 15° n/a +0.96°/d 135.00°
Moon ♌ Leo 🌑 24° n/a +11.76°/d 144.42°
Mercury ♍ Virgo 03° ℞ Retro −0.06°/d 153.87°
Venus ♍ Virgo 27° Direct +0.96°/d 177.22°
Mars ♎ Libra 00° Direct +0.56°/d 180.83°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 25° Direct +0.23°/d 115.73°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 03° Direct +0.12°/d 153.99°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 10° Direct +0.01°/d 220.37°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 14° ℞ Retro −0.01°/d 254.94°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° Direct +0.02°/d 200.04°

Moon positions on 5 August 1978

Waxing Crescent Moon in Leo 24° 🌑 - 1 days old - 7% lit - Lon: 144.42°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♌ 24°♌ 27°i♍ 00°♍ 03°

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