Daily planetary positions 6 August 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 6 August 1978. The Sun is in Leo at 16°. The Moon is in Virgo. Mercury and Venus are in Virgo, Mercury is retrograde. Mars is in Libra. Neptune continues retrograde in Sagittarius.

Sun ♌ 16° Moon ♍ 06° 🌒 Mercury ♍ 03° ℞ Venus ♍ 28° Mars ♎ 01° Jupiter ♋ 25° Saturn ♍ 04° Uranus ♏ 10° Neptune ♐ 14° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 6 August 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♌ Leo 16° n/a +0.96°/d 135.96°
Moon ♍ Virgo 🌒 06° n/a +11.70°/d 156.19°
Mercury ♍ Virgo 03° ℞ Retro −0.14°/d 153.76°
Venus ♍ Virgo 28° Direct +0.96°/d 178.18°
Mars ♎ Libra 01° Direct +0.56°/d 181.39°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 25° Direct +0.23°/d 115.96°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 04° Direct +0.12°/d 154.11°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 10° Direct +0.01°/d 220.39°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 14° ℞ Retro −0.01°/d 254.93°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° Direct +0.02°/d 200.06°

Moon positions on 6 August 1978

Waxing Crescent Moon in Virgo 06° 🌒 - 2 days old - 13% lit - Lon: 156.19°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♍ 06°♍ 09°♍ 12°♍ 14°

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