Daily planetary positions 16 September 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 September 1978. The Sun is in Virgo at 26°. The Moon is in Pisces. Mercury is in Virgo. Venus is in Scorpio. Mars is in Libra. A total lunar eclipse occurs today (maximum at 19:04:12 UTC).

Sun ♍ 26° Moon ♓ 13° 🌕 ☀︎ Lunar eclipse today Mercury ♍ 12° Venus ♏ 04° Mars ♎ 25° Jupiter ♌ 04° Saturn ♍ 09° Uranus ♏ 11° Neptune ♐ 14° Pluto ♎ 21°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 September 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♍ Virgo 26° n/a +0.90°/d 173.65°
Moon ☀︎ ♓ Pisces 🌕 13° n/a +13.84°/d 343.24°
Mercury ♍ Virgo 12° Direct +1.70°/d 162.74°
Venus ♏ Scorpio 04° Direct +0.76°/d 214.03°
Mars ♎ Libra 25° Direct +0.63°/d 205.73°
Jupiter ♌ Leo 04° Direct +0.18°/d 124.60°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 09° Direct +0.12°/d 159.01°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 11° Direct +0.04°/d 221.60°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 14° Direct +0.01°/d 254.89°
Pluto ♎ Libra 21° Direct +0.03°/d 201.10°

Moon positions on 16 September 1978

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Pisces 13° 🌕 - 13 days old - 93% lit - Lon: 343.24°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♓ 13°♓ 16°♓ 20°♓ 23°

☀︎ Eclipse today

Lunar, total, max at 19:04:12 UTC • Gamma 0.2951 • Pen 2.306 • Umb 1.327 • Partial 207.2 min • Total 78.6 min

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