Daily planetary positions 8 August 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 8 August 1978. The Sun is in Leo at 18°. The Moon changes from Virgo into Libra during the day. Mercury is in Virgo, Mercury is retrograde. Venus is in Libra. Mars is in Libra. Neptune continues retrograde in Sagittarius.

Sun ♌ 18° Moon ♍ 29° 🌒 Mercury ♍ 03° ℞ Venus ♎ 00° Mars ♎ 02° Jupiter ♋ 26° Saturn ♍ 04° Uranus ♏ 10° Neptune ♐ 14° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 8 August 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♌ Leo 18° n/a +0.95°/d 137.88°
Moon ♍ Virgo 🌒 29° n/a +11.93°/d 179.64°
Mercury ♍ Virgo 03° ℞ Retro −0.30°/d 153.31°
Venus ♎ Libra 00° Direct +0.95°/d 180.09°
Mars ♎ Libra 02° Direct +0.57°/d 182.53°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 26° Direct +0.23°/d 116.42°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 04° Direct +0.12°/d 154.35°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 10° Direct +0.01°/d 220.42°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 14° ℞ Retro −0.01°/d 254.90°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° Direct +0.02°/d 200.10°

Moon positions on 8 August 1978

Waxing Crescent Moon in Virgo 29° 🌒 - 4 days old - 27% lit - Lon: 179.64°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♍ 29°i♎ 02°♎ 05°♎ 08°

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