Daily planetary positions 17 August 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 17 August 1978. The Sun is in Leo at 27°. The Moon is in Aquarius. Mercury is in Leo, Mercury is retrograde. Venus is in Libra. Mars is in Libra. Neptune continues retrograde in Sagittarius.

Sun ♌ 27° Moon ♒ 05° 🌔 Mercury ♌ 27° ℞ Venus ♎ 08° Mars ♎ 07° Jupiter ♋ 28° Saturn ♍ 05° Uranus ♏ 10° Neptune ♐ 14° ℞ Pluto ♎ 20°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 17 August 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♌ Leo 27° n/a +0.93°/d 146.36°
Moon ♒ Aquarius 🌔 05° n/a +15.19°/d 305.22°
Mercury ♌ Leo 27° ℞ Retro −0.78°/d 147.96°
Venus ♎ Libra 08° Direct +0.92°/d 188.50°
Mars ♎ Libra 07° Direct +0.58°/d 187.68°
Jupiter ♋ Cancer 28° Direct +0.22°/d 118.45°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 05° Direct +0.12°/d 155.42°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 10° Direct +0.02°/d 220.58°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 14° ℞ Retro −0.01°/d 254.83°
Pluto ♎ Libra 20° Direct +0.02°/d 200.28°

Moon positions on 17 August 1978

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Aquarius 05° 🌔 - 13 days old - 87% lit - Lon: 305.22°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♒ 05°♒ 09°♒ 12°♒ 16°

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