Daily planetary positions 8 January 1979 Astrological Ephemeris

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

Daily astrological ephemeris for 8 January 1979. The Sun is in Capricorn at 17°. The Moon is in Taurus. Mercury is in Sagittarius. Venus is in Scorpio. Mars is in Capricorn. Jupiter continues retrograde in Leo, and Saturn continues retrograde in Virgo.

Sun ♑ 17° Moon ♉ 16° 🌔 Mercury ♐ 28° Venus ♏ 29° Mars ♑ 22° Jupiter ♌ 09° ℞ Saturn ♍ 16° ℞ Uranus ♏ 17° Neptune ♐ 18° Pluto ♎ 24°
Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 8 January 1979 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet Sign Degree Direction Speed Lon
Sun ♑ Capricorn 17° n/a +1.09°/d 288.86°
Moon ♉ Taurus 🌔 16° n/a +12.71°/d 46.61°
Mercury ♐ Sagittarius 28° Direct +1.54°/d 268.87°
Venus ♏ Scorpio 29° Direct +0.95°/d 239.64°
Mars ♑ Capricorn 22° Direct +0.83°/d 292.23°
Jupiter ♌ Leo 09° ℞ Retro −0.12°/d 129.03°
Saturn ♍ Virgo 16° ℞ Retro −0.02°/d 166.03°
Uranus ♏ Scorpio 17° Direct +0.04°/d 227.95°
Neptune ♐ Sagittarius 18° Direct +0.04°/d 258.56°
Pluto ♎ Libra 24° Direct +0.01°/d 204.42°

Moon positions on 8 January 1979

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Taurus 16° 🌔 - 9 days old - 64% lit - Lon: 46.61°.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00
♉ 16°♉ 19°♉ 22°♉ 26°

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