Ephemeris December 2025

December 2025 opens with Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 11 December Mercury enters Sagittarius. The Full Moon falls on 4 December in Gemini. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris December 2025
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	9°02' Sagittarius	13°27' Aries	20°50' Scorpio	0°11' Sagittarius	19°17' Sagittarius	24°32' CancerR	25°09' Pisces	29°03' TaurusR	29°23' PiscesR	1°54' Aquarius	14°17' PiscesR	23°05' AriesR	Waxing Gibbous
2	10°03' Sagittarius	28°01' Aries	21°08' Scorpio	1°27' Sagittarius	20°02' Sagittarius	24°28' CancerR	25°10' Pisces	29°00' TaurusR	29°23' PiscesR	1°55' Aquarius	14°12' PiscesR	23°03' AriesR	Waxing Gibbous
3	11°03' Sagittarius	12°58' Taurus	21°35' Scorpio	2°42' Sagittarius	20°46' Sagittarius	24°24' CancerR	25°10' Pisces	28°58' TaurusR	29°23' PiscesR	1°56' Aquarius	14°04' PiscesR	23°01' AriesR	Waxing Gibbous
4	12°04' Sagittarius	28°12' Taurus	22°09' Scorpio	3°58' Sagittarius	21°31' Sagittarius	24°19' CancerR	25°11' Pisces	28°55' TaurusR	29°23' PiscesR	1°58' Aquarius	13°54' PiscesR	23°00' AriesR	Full Moon
5	13°05' Sagittarius	13°33' Gemini	22°51' Scorpio	5°13' Sagittarius	22°16' Sagittarius	24°15' CancerR	25°11' Pisces	28°53' TaurusR	29°22' PiscesR	1°59' Aquarius	13°43' PiscesR	22°58' AriesR	Full Moon
6	14°06' Sagittarius	28°48' Gemini	23°39' Scorpio	6°29' Sagittarius	23°00' Sagittarius	24°10' CancerR	25°12' Pisces	28°50' TaurusR	29°22' PiscesR	2°00' Aquarius	13°31' PiscesR	22°57' AriesR	Full Moon
7	15°07' Sagittarius	13°46' Cancer	24°33' Scorpio	7°44' Sagittarius	23°45' Sagittarius	24°06' CancerR	25°13' Pisces	28°48' TaurusR	29°22' PiscesR	2°02' Aquarius	13°21' PiscesR	22°55' AriesR	Waning Gibbous
8	16°08' Sagittarius	28°19' Cancer	25°32' Scorpio	9°00' Sagittarius	24°30' Sagittarius	24°01' CancerR	25°14' Pisces	28°46' TaurusR	29°22' PiscesR	2°03' Aquarius	13°13' PiscesR	22°54' AriesR	Waning Gibbous
9	17°09' Sagittarius	12°23' Leo	26°34' Scorpio	10°15' Sagittarius	25°15' Sagittarius	23°56' CancerR	25°15' Pisces	28°43' TaurusR	29°22' PiscesR	2°05' Aquarius	13°07' PiscesR	22°52' AriesR	Waning Gibbous
10	18°10' Sagittarius	25°57' Leo	27°41' Scorpio	11°31' Sagittarius	26°00' Sagittarius	23°50' CancerR	25°17' Pisces	28°41' TaurusR	29°22' PiscesR	2°06' Aquarius	13°05' PiscesR	22°51' AriesR	Last Quarter
11	19°11' Sagittarius	9°02' Virgo	28°51' Scorpio	12°46' Sagittarius	26°45' Sagittarius	23°45' CancerR	25°18' Pisces	28°39' TaurusR	29°22' Pisces	2°08' Aquarius	13°04' PiscesR	22°50' AriesR	Last Quarter
12	20°12' Sagittarius	21°42' Virgo	0°04' Sagittarius	14°02' Sagittarius	27°30' Sagittarius	23°39' CancerR	25°19' Pisces	28°36' TaurusR	29°22' Pisces	2°09' Aquarius	13°04' PiscesR	22°49' AriesR	Last Quarter
13	21°13' Sagittarius	4°02' Libra	1°19' Sagittarius	15°17' Sagittarius	28°15' Sagittarius	23°34' CancerR	25°21' Pisces	28°34' TaurusR	29°22' Pisces	2°11' Aquarius	13°03' PiscesR	22°47' AriesR	Last Quarter
14	22°14' Sagittarius	16°08' Libra	2°36' Sagittarius	16°33' Sagittarius	29°00' Sagittarius	23°28' CancerR	25°22' Pisces	28°32' TaurusR	29°22' Pisces	2°12' Aquarius	13°01' PiscesR	22°46' AriesR	Waning Crescent
15	23°15' Sagittarius	28°05' Libra	3°55' Sagittarius	17°48' Sagittarius	29°45' Sagittarius	23°22' CancerR	25°24' Pisces	28°30' TaurusR	29°22' Pisces	2°14' Aquarius	12°57' PiscesR	22°45' AriesR	Waning Crescent
16	24°16' Sagittarius	9°56' Scorpio	5°16' Sagittarius	19°04' Sagittarius	0°31' Capricorn	23°15' CancerR	25°26' Pisces	28°27' TaurusR	29°22' Pisces	2°15' Aquarius	12°49' PiscesR	22°44' AriesR	Waning Crescent
17	25°17' Sagittarius	21°46' Scorpio	6°38' Sagittarius	20°19' Sagittarius	1°16' Capricorn	23°09' CancerR	25°28' Pisces	28°25' TaurusR	29°23' Pisces	2°17' Aquarius	12°38' PiscesR	22°43' AriesR	Waning Crescent
18	26°18' Sagittarius	3°38' Sagittarius	8°01' Sagittarius	21°35' Sagittarius	2°01' Capricorn	23°03' CancerR	25°30' Pisces	28°23' TaurusR	29°23' Pisces	2°19' Aquarius	12°26' PiscesR	22°42' AriesR	Waning Crescent
19	27°19' Sagittarius	15°33' Sagittarius	9°25' Sagittarius	22°50' Sagittarius	2°47' Capricorn	22°56' CancerR	25°32' Pisces	28°21' TaurusR	29°23' Pisces	2°20' Aquarius	12°11' PiscesR	22°41' AriesR	New Moon
20	28°20' Sagittarius	27°33' Sagittarius	10°50' Sagittarius	24°06' Sagittarius	3°32' Capricorn	22°49' CancerR	25°35' Pisces	28°19' TaurusR	29°23' Pisces	2°22' Aquarius	11°57' PiscesR	22°41' AriesR	New Moon
21	29°21' Sagittarius	9°38' Capricorn	12°16' Sagittarius	25°21' Sagittarius	4°17' Capricorn	22°43' CancerR	25°37' Pisces	28°17' TaurusR	29°24' Pisces	2°23' Aquarius	11°43' PiscesR	22°40' AriesR	New Moon
22	0°22' Capricorn	21°51' Capricorn	13°43' Sagittarius	26°37' Sagittarius	5°03' Capricorn	22°36' CancerR	25°39' Pisces	28°15' TaurusR	29°24' Pisces	2°25' Aquarius	11°32' PiscesR	22°39' AriesR	New Moon
23	1°23' Capricorn	4°12' Aquarius	15°11' Sagittarius	27°52' Sagittarius	5°49' Capricorn	22°29' CancerR	25°42' Pisces	28°13' TaurusR	29°25' Pisces	2°27' Aquarius	11°23' PiscesR	22°39' AriesR	Waxing Crescent
24	2°25' Capricorn	16°41' Aquarius	16°39' Sagittarius	29°08' Sagittarius	6°34' Capricorn	22°21' CancerR	25°45' Pisces	28°11' TaurusR	29°25' Pisces	2°29' Aquarius	11°18' PiscesR	22°38' AriesR	Waxing Crescent
25	3°26' Capricorn	29°23' Aquarius	18°07' Sagittarius	0°23' Capricorn	7°20' Capricorn	22°14' CancerR	25°47' Pisces	28°09' TaurusR	29°26' Pisces	2°30' Aquarius	11°15' PiscesR	22°38' AriesR	Waxing Crescent
26	4°27' Capricorn	12°18' Pisces	19°36' Sagittarius	1°39' Capricorn	8°06' Capricorn	22°07' CancerR	25°50' Pisces	28°07' TaurusR	29°26' Pisces	2°32' Aquarius	11°14' Pisces	22°37' AriesR	First Quarter
27	5°28' Capricorn	25°30' Pisces	21°06' Sagittarius	2°54' Capricorn	8°51' Capricorn	21°59' CancerR	25°53' Pisces	28°05' TaurusR	29°27' Pisces	2°34' Aquarius	11°15' Pisces	22°37' AriesR	First Quarter
28	6°29' Capricorn	9°02' Aries	22°35' Sagittarius	4°10' Capricorn	9°37' Capricorn	21°52' CancerR	25°56' Pisces	28°03' TaurusR	29°27' Pisces	2°35' Aquarius	11°15' PiscesR	22°36' AriesR	First Quarter
29	7°30' Capricorn	22°56' Aries	24°06' Sagittarius	5°25' Capricorn	10°23' Capricorn	21°44' CancerR	25°59' Pisces	28°02' TaurusR	29°28' Pisces	2°37' Aquarius	11°14' PiscesR	22°36' AriesR	First Quarter
30	8°31' Capricorn	7°12' Taurus	25°36' Sagittarius	6°41' Capricorn	11°09' Capricorn	21°37' CancerR	26°03' Pisces	28°00' TaurusR	29°28' Pisces	2°39' Aquarius	11°11' PiscesR	22°36' AriesR	Waxing Gibbous
31	9°32' Capricorn	21°49' Taurus	27°07' Sagittarius	7°56' Capricorn	11°55' Capricorn	21°29' CancerR	26°06' Pisces	27°58' TaurusR	29°29' Pisces	2°41' Aquarius	11°05' PiscesR	22°36' AriesR	Waxing Gibbous

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 10 December, 12:00 UTCNeptuneturns direct29° Pisces

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

11 December, 22:40 UTCMercuryenters Sagittarius

15 December, 07:34 UTCMarsenters Capricorn

21 December, 15:04 UTCSunenters Capricorn

24 December, 16:27 UTCVenusenters Capricorn

Moon phases

4 December, 23:14 UTCFull Moon13°03' Gemini

11 December, 20:51 UTCLast Quarter20°03' Virgo

20 December, 01:43 UTCNew Moon28°24' Sagittarius

27 December, 19:09 UTCFirst Quarter6°16' Aries

Void of course Moon

≈ 1 December, 18:14 UTC→2 December, 03:14 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Taurus

≈ 3 December, 19:15 UTC→4 December, 02:49 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Gemini

≈ 5 December, 18:19 UTC→6 December, 01:55 UTClast aspect: Saturn square · enters Cancer

≈ 7 December, 18:59 UTC→8 December, 02:49 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Leo

≈ 10 December, 03:26 UTC→10 December, 07:21 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Virgo

≈ 12 December, 11:56 UTC→12 December, 16:05 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Libra

≈ 15 December, 03:36 UTC→15 December, 03:52 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Scorpio

≈ 17 December, 07:30 UTC→17 December, 16:39 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Sagittarius

≈ 20 December, 01:43 UTC→20 December, 04:53 UTClast aspect: Sun conjunction · enters Capricorn

≈ 22 December, 07:27 UTC→22 December, 15:52 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Aquarius

≈ 23 December, 23:54 UTC→25 December, 01:10 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Pisces

≈ 27 December, 00:42 UTC→27 December, 08:02 UTClast aspect: Saturn conjunction · enters Aries

≈ 29 December, 02:13 UTC→29 December, 11:58 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Taurus

≈ 31 December, 06:58 UTC→31 December, 13:14 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Gemini

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in December 2025?

In December 2025 the stations are: Neptune turns direct (10 December). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in December 2025?

The Full Moon is on 4 December at 23:14 UTC, in Gemini.

How do I read this table?

Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 30 August 2026.