Daily planetary positions 21 December 1978 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 21 December 1978. The Sun moves from Sagittarius to Capricorn at 22:16 UTC. The Moon is in Virgo. Mercury is in Sagittarius. Venus is in Scorpio. Mars is in Capricorn. Jupiter continues retrograde in Leo.

Sun ♐Sagittarius 26° Sun » ♑Capricorn 22:16:28Z Moon ♍ 11° 🌗 Mercury ♐ 06° Venus ♏ 14° Mars ♑ 07° Jupiter ♌ 10° ℞ Saturn ♍ 16° Uranus ♏ 17° Neptune ♐ 17° Pluto ♎ 24°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 21 December 1978 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♐ 26° Sun » ♑22:16:28Z 26° n/a +1.11°/d 268.97°
Moon ♍ Virgo 🌗 11° n/a +11.49°/d 161.04°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 06° Direct +0.71°/d 246.36°
Venus ♏ Scorpio 14° Direct +0.69°/d 224.68°
Mars ♑ Capricorn 07° Direct +0.83°/d 277.21°
Jupiter ♌ Leo 10° ℞ Retro −0.08°/d 130.89°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 16° Direct +0.01°/d 166.16°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 17° Direct +0.05°/d 227.11°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 17° Direct +0.04°/d 257.87°
Pluto ♎ Libra 24° Direct +0.02°/d 204.14°

Moon positions on 21 December 1978

Waning Gibbous Moon in Virgo 11° 🌗 - 21 days old - 56% lit - Lon: 161.04°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♍ 11°♍ 13°♍ 16°♍ 19°

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