Ephemeris December 2026
December 2026 opens with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 4 December Venus enters Scorpio. The Full Moon falls on 24 December in Cancer. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | True Node | Chiron | Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8°47' Sagittarius | 5°34' Virgo | 22°02' Scorpio | 27°59' Libra | 1°56' Virgo | 26°47' Leo | 8°01' AriesR | 3°27' GeminiR | 1°39' AriesR | 3°33' Aquarius | 23°51' Aquarius | 26°52' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 9°48' Sagittarius | 19°00' Virgo | 23°30' Scorpio | 28°34' Libra | 2°18' Virgo | 26°49' Leo | 8°00' AriesR | 3°25' GeminiR | 1°38' AriesR | 3°34' Aquarius | 23°51' AquariusR | 26°50' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 10°49' Sagittarius | 2°07' Libra | 24°58' Scorpio | 29°09' Libra | 2°39' Virgo | 26°51' Leo | 7°59' AriesR | 3°22' GeminiR | 1°38' AriesR | 3°36' Aquarius | 23°49' AquariusR | 26°48' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 11°50' Sagittarius | 14°58' Libra | 26°27' Scorpio | 29°47' Libra | 3°01' Virgo | 26°53' Leo | 7°58' AriesR | 3°20' GeminiR | 1°38' AriesR | 3°37' Aquarius | 23°44' AquariusR | 26°46' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 12°50' Sagittarius | 27°36' Libra | 27°57' Scorpio | 0°25' Scorpio | 3°22' Virgo | 26°55' Leo | 7°57' AriesR | 3°17' GeminiR | 1°37' AriesR | 3°38' Aquarius | 23°37' AquariusR | 26°45' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 13°51' Sagittarius | 10°03' Scorpio | 29°27' Scorpio | 1°05' Scorpio | 3°42' Virgo | 26°56' Leo | 7°57' AriesR | 3°15' GeminiR | 1°37' AriesR | 3°39' Aquarius | 23°27' AquariusR | 26°43' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 14°52' Sagittarius | 22°20' Scorpio | 0°58' Sagittarius | 1°45' Scorpio | 4°03' Virgo | 26°57' Leo | 7°56' AriesR | 3°12' GeminiR | 1°37' AriesR | 3°41' Aquarius | 23°15' AquariusR | 26°41' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 15°53' Sagittarius | 4°29' Sagittarius | 2°29' Sagittarius | 2°27' Scorpio | 4°22' Virgo | 26°58' Leo | 7°56' AriesR | 3°10' GeminiR | 1°37' AriesR | 3°42' Aquarius | 23°02' AquariusR | 26°40' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 16°54' Sagittarius | 16°30' Sagittarius | 4°00' Sagittarius | 3°11' Scorpio | 4°42' Virgo | 26°59' Leo | 7°56' AriesR | 3°08' GeminiR | 1°37' AriesR | 3°44' Aquarius | 22°48' AquariusR | 26°38' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 17°55' Sagittarius | 28°26' Sagittarius | 5°32' Sagittarius | 3°55' Scorpio | 5°01' Virgo | 27°00' Leo | 7°55' AriesR | 3°05' GeminiR | 1°36' AriesR | 3°45' Aquarius | 22°36' AquariusR | 26°36' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 18°56' Sagittarius | 10°17' Capricorn | 7°04' Sagittarius | 4°40' Scorpio | 5°19' Virgo | 27°01' Leo | 7°55' Aries | 3°03' GeminiR | 1°36' AriesR | 3°46' Aquarius | 22°26' AquariusR | 26°35' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 19°57' Sagittarius | 22°05' Capricorn | 8°36' Sagittarius | 5°26' Scorpio | 5°37' Virgo | 27°01' Leo | 7°55' Aries | 3°00' GeminiR | 1°36' AriesR | 3°48' Aquarius | 22°19' AquariusR | 26°34' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 20°58' Sagittarius | 3°53' Aquarius | 10°08' Sagittarius | 6°13' Scorpio | 5°55' Virgo | 27°01' Leo | 7°56' Aries | 2°58' GeminiR | 1°36' Aries | 3°49' Aquarius | 22°15' AquariusR | 26°32' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 21°59' Sagittarius | 15°43' Aquarius | 11°41' Sagittarius | 7°01' Scorpio | 6°12' Virgo | 27°01' LeoR | 7°56' Aries | 2°56' GeminiR | 1°36' Aries | 3°51' Aquarius | 22°13' AquariusR | 26°31' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 23°00' Sagittarius | 27°41' Aquarius | 13°13' Sagittarius | 7°50' Scorpio | 6°29' Virgo | 27°01' LeoR | 7°56' Aries | 2°53' GeminiR | 1°36' Aries | 3°52' Aquarius | 22°12' Aquarius | 26°30' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 24°01' Sagittarius | 9°50' Pisces | 14°46' Sagittarius | 8°40' Scorpio | 6°45' Virgo | 27°00' LeoR | 7°57' Aries | 2°51' GeminiR | 1°36' Aries | 3°54' Aquarius | 22°13' Aquarius | 26°28' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 25°02' Sagittarius | 22°16' Pisces | 16°19' Sagittarius | 9°31' Scorpio | 7°01' Virgo | 26°59' LeoR | 7°57' Aries | 2°49' GeminiR | 1°37' Aries | 3°56' Aquarius | 22°14' Aquarius | 26°27' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 26°03' Sagittarius | 5°04' Aries | 17°52' Sagittarius | 10°22' Scorpio | 7°16' Virgo | 26°59' LeoR | 7°58' Aries | 2°46' GeminiR | 1°37' Aries | 3°57' Aquarius | 22°14' AquariusR | 26°26' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 27°04' Sagittarius | 18°18' Aries | 19°25' Sagittarius | 11°14' Scorpio | 7°31' Virgo | 26°57' LeoR | 7°59' Aries | 2°44' GeminiR | 1°37' Aries | 3°59' Aquarius | 22°11' AquariusR | 26°25' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 28°05' Sagittarius | 2°02' Taurus | 20°58' Sagittarius | 12°07' Scorpio | 7°45' Virgo | 26°56' LeoR | 8°00' Aries | 2°42' GeminiR | 1°37' Aries | 4°00' Aquarius | 22°07' AquariusR | 26°24' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 29°06' Sagittarius | 16°15' Taurus | 22°32' Sagittarius | 13°00' Scorpio | 7°59' Virgo | 26°55' LeoR | 8°01' Aries | 2°40' GeminiR | 1°37' Aries | 4°02' Aquarius | 22°00' AquariusR | 26°23' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 0°08' Capricorn | 0°57' Gemini | 24°05' Sagittarius | 13°55' Scorpio | 8°12' Virgo | 26°53' LeoR | 8°02' Aries | 2°38' GeminiR | 1°38' Aries | 4°04' Aquarius | 21°52' AquariusR | 26°22' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 1°09' Capricorn | 16°01' Gemini | 25°39' Sagittarius | 14°49' Scorpio | 8°25' Virgo | 26°51' LeoR | 8°03' Aries | 2°35' GeminiR | 1°38' Aries | 4°05' Aquarius | 21°44' AquariusR | 26°21' AriesR | Full Moon | |
| 2°10' Capricorn | 1°17' Cancer | 27°13' Sagittarius | 15°45' Scorpio | 8°37' Virgo | 26°49' LeoR | 8°05' Aries | 2°33' GeminiR | 1°38' Aries | 4°07' Aquarius | 21°36' AquariusR | 26°21' AriesR | Full Moon | |
| 3°11' Capricorn | 16°35' Cancer | 28°47' Sagittarius | 16°41' Scorpio | 8°48' Virgo | 26°47' LeoR | 8°06' Aries | 2°31' GeminiR | 1°39' Aries | 4°08' Aquarius | 21°30' AquariusR | 26°20' AriesR | Full Moon | |
| 4°12' Capricorn | 1°45' Leo | 0°22' Capricorn | 17°38' Scorpio | 8°59' Virgo | 26°45' LeoR | 8°08' Aries | 2°29' GeminiR | 1°39' Aries | 4°10' Aquarius | 21°27' AquariusR | 26°19' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 5°13' Capricorn | 16°36' Leo | 1°56' Capricorn | 18°35' Scorpio | 9°09' Virgo | 26°42' LeoR | 8°09' Aries | 2°27' GeminiR | 1°40' Aries | 4°12' Aquarius | 21°25' AquariusR | 26°19' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 6°14' Capricorn | 1°03' Virgo | 3°31' Capricorn | 19°33' Scorpio | 9°19' Virgo | 26°39' LeoR | 8°11' Aries | 2°25' GeminiR | 1°40' Aries | 4°14' Aquarius | 21°25' Aquarius | 26°18' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 7°15' Capricorn | 15°04' Virgo | 5°06' Capricorn | 20°31' Scorpio | 9°28' Virgo | 26°36' LeoR | 8°13' Aries | 2°23' GeminiR | 1°41' Aries | 4°15' Aquarius | 21°26' Aquarius | 26°17' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 8°16' Capricorn | 28°38' Virgo | 6°42' Capricorn | 21°30' Scorpio | 9°37' Virgo | 26°33' LeoR | 8°15' Aries | 2°21' GeminiR | 1°41' Aries | 4°17' Aquarius | 21°28' Aquarius | 26°17' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 9°18' Capricorn | 11°48' Libra | 8°18' Capricorn | 22°29' Scorpio | 9°45' Virgo | 26°30' LeoR | 8°17' Aries | 2°19' GeminiR | 1°42' Aries | 4°19' Aquarius | 21°28' AquariusR | 26°17' AriesR | Last Quarter |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ Saturnturns direct7° Aries
≈ Neptuneturns direct1° Aries
≈ Jupiterturns retrograde27° Leo
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Venusenters Scorpio
Mercuryenters Sagittarius
Sunenters Capricorn
Mercuryenters Capricorn
Moon phases
Last Quarter9°02' Virgo
New Moon16°56' Sagittarius
First Quarter25°16' Pisces
Full Moon2°13' Cancer
Last Quarter9°05' Libra
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter square · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Saturn square · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Pisces
≈ →last aspect: Sun square · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Sun trine · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter square · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Venus trine · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Venus sextile · enters Libra
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 2026?
In December 2026 the stations are: Saturn turns direct (11 December), Neptune turns direct (13 December) and Jupiter turns retrograde (13 December). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in December 2026?
The Full Moon is on 24 December at 01:28 UTC, in Cancer.
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 .