Daily planetary positions 16 December 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 16 December 1978. The Sun is in Sagittarius at 21°. The Moon is in Cancer. Mercury is in Sagittarius. Venus is in Scorpio. Mars is in Capricorn. Jupiter continues retrograde in Leo.

Sun ♐ 21° Moon ♋ 11° 🌖 Mercury ♐ 04° Venus ♏ 11° Mars ♑ 03° Jupiter ♌ 11° ℞ Saturn ♍ 16° Uranus ♏ 16° Neptune ♐ 17° Pluto ♎ 24°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 16 December 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♐ Sagittarius 21° n/a +1.11°/d 263.43°
Moon ♋ Cancer 🌖 11° n/a +12.56°/d 101.04°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 04° Direct +0.03°/d 244.29°
Venus ♏ Scorpio 11° Direct +0.58°/d 221.48°
Mars ♑ Capricorn 03° Direct +0.83°/d 273.04°
Jupiter ♌ Leo 11° ℞ Retro −0.07°/d 131.26°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 16° Direct +0.02°/d 166.10°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 16° Direct +0.05°/d 226.84°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 17° Direct +0.04°/d 257.67°
Pluto ♎ Libra 24° Direct +0.02°/d 204.04°

Moon positions on 16 December 1978

Waning Gibbous Moon in Cancer 11° 🌖 - 16 days old - 88% lit - Lon: 101.04°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♋ 11°♋ 14°♋ 17°♋ 20°

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