Daily planetary positions 16 August 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 August 1978. The Sun is in Leo at 26°. The Moon changes from Capricorn into Aquarius during the day. Mercury is in Leo, Mercury is retrograde. Venus is in Libra. Mars is in Libra. Neptune continues retrograde in Sagittarius.

Sun ♌ 26° Moon ♑ 19° 🌔 Mercury ♌ 28° ℞ Venus ♎ 07° Mars ♎ 07° Jupiter ♋ 28° Saturn ♍ 05° Uranus ♏ 10° Neptune ♐ 14° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 August 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♌ Leo 26° n/a +0.93°/d 145.43°
Moon ♑ Capricorn 🌔 19° n/a +15.51°/d 289.70°
Mercury ♌ Leo 28° ℞ Retro −0.76°/d 148.73°
Venus ♎ Libra 07° Direct +0.92°/d 187.58°
Mars ♎ Libra 07° Direct +0.58°/d 187.10°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 28° Direct +0.22°/d 118.23°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 05° Direct +0.12°/d 155.30°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 10° Direct +0.02°/d 220.56°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 14° ℞ Retro −0.01°/d 254.83°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° Direct +0.02°/d 200.26°

Moon positions on 16 August 1978

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Capricorn 19° 🌔 - 12 days old - 80% lit - Lon: 289.70°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♑ 19°♑ 23°♑ 27°i♒ 01°

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