Daily planetary positions 3 December 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 3 December 1978. The Sun is in Sagittarius at 08°. The Moon is in Capricorn. Mercury is in Sagittarius, Mercury is retrograde. Venus is in Scorpio. Mars is in Sagittarius. Jupiter continues retrograde in Leo.

Sun ♐ 08° Moon ♑ 17° 🌒 Mercury ♐ 16° ℞ Venus ♏ 06° Mars ♐ 22° Jupiter ♌ 11° ℞ Saturn ♍ 15° Uranus ♏ 16° Neptune ♐ 17° Pluto ♎ 23°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 3 December 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♐ Sagittarius 08° n/a +1.08°/d 249.17°
Moon ♑ Capricorn 🌒 17° n/a +15.20°/d 287.90°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 16° ℞ Retro −1.24°/d 256.49°
Venus ♏ Scorpio 06° Direct +0.22°/d 216.03°
Mars ♐ Sagittarius 22° Direct +0.82°/d 262.32°
Jupiter ♌ Leo 11° ℞ Retro −0.02°/d 131.84°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 15° Direct +0.04°/d 165.74°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 16° Direct +0.06°/d 226.10°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 17° Direct +0.04°/d 257.15°
Pluto ♎ Libra 23° Direct +0.03°/d 203.71°

Moon positions on 3 December 1978

Waxing Crescent Moon in Capricorn 17° 🌒 - 3 days old - 21% lit - Lon: 287.90°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♑ 17°♑ 21°♑ 25°♑ 29°

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