Ephemeris December 2028
December 2028 opens with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron all moving retrograde. A total lunar eclipse falls on 31 December in Cancer. On 21 December the Sun enters Capricorn and Mars enters Libra within the same day. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9°19' Sagittarius | 26°44' Taurus | 15°24' Sagittarius | 12°21' Scorpio | 20°30' Virgo | 20°22' Libra | 5°31' TaurusR | 12°20' GeminiR | 6°09' AriesR | 6°49' Aquarius | 14°21' CapricornR | 4°45' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 10°20' Sagittarius | 9°30' Gemini | 16°58' Sagittarius | 13°35' Scorpio | 21°00' Virgo | 20°33' Libra | 5°28' TaurusR | 12°17' GeminiR | 6°09' AriesR | 6°51' Aquarius | 14°15' CapricornR | 4°42' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 11°20' Sagittarius | 22°29' Gemini | 18°31' Sagittarius | 14°50' Scorpio | 21°30' Virgo | 20°43' Libra | 5°24' TaurusR | 12°14' GeminiR | 6°08' AriesR | 6°52' Aquarius | 14°12' CapricornR | 4°40' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 12°21' Sagittarius | 5°41' Cancer | 20°04' Sagittarius | 16°05' Scorpio | 21°59' Virgo | 20°53' Libra | 5°21' TaurusR | 12°12' GeminiR | 6°08' AriesR | 6°53' Aquarius | 14°10' CapricornR | 4°38' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 13°22' Sagittarius | 19°04' Cancer | 21°38' Sagittarius | 17°19' Scorpio | 22°29' Virgo | 21°03' Libra | 5°18' TaurusR | 12°09' GeminiR | 6°07' AriesR | 6°54' Aquarius | 14°10' Capricorn | 4°36' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 14°23' Sagittarius | 2°39' Leo | 23°11' Sagittarius | 18°34' Scorpio | 22°58' Virgo | 21°14' Libra | 5°15' TaurusR | 12°07' GeminiR | 6°07' AriesR | 6°55' Aquarius | 14°11' Capricorn | 4°34' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 15°24' Sagittarius | 16°24' Leo | 24°44' Sagittarius | 19°49' Scorpio | 23°27' Virgo | 21°24' Libra | 5°12' TaurusR | 12°04' GeminiR | 6°07' AriesR | 6°57' Aquarius | 14°12' Capricorn | 4°32' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 16°25' Sagittarius | 0°18' Virgo | 26°18' Sagittarius | 21°04' Scorpio | 23°55' Virgo | 21°33' Libra | 5°09' TaurusR | 12°02' GeminiR | 6°06' AriesR | 6°58' Aquarius | 14°14' Capricorn | 4°30' TaurusR | Last Quarter | |
| 17°26' Sagittarius | 14°21' Virgo | 27°51' Sagittarius | 22°19' Scorpio | 24°24' Virgo | 21°43' Libra | 5°06' TaurusR | 11°59' GeminiR | 6°06' AriesR | 6°59' Aquarius | 14°15' Capricorn | 4°28' TaurusR | Last Quarter | |
| 18°27' Sagittarius | 28°31' Virgo | 29°24' Sagittarius | 23°33' Scorpio | 24°52' Virgo | 21°53' Libra | 5°03' TaurusR | 11°57' GeminiR | 6°06' AriesR | 7°01' Aquarius | 14°14' CapricornR | 4°26' TaurusR | Last Quarter | |
| 19°28' Sagittarius | 12°47' Libra | 0°57' Capricorn | 24°48' Scorpio | 25°20' Virgo | 22°03' Libra | 5°00' TaurusR | 11°54' GeminiR | 6°06' AriesR | 7°02' Aquarius | 14°13' CapricornR | 4°24' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 20°29' Sagittarius | 27°06' Libra | 2°30' Capricorn | 26°03' Scorpio | 25°48' Virgo | 22°12' Libra | 4°57' TaurusR | 11°52' GeminiR | 6°05' AriesR | 7°03' Aquarius | 14°10' CapricornR | 4°22' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 21°30' Sagittarius | 11°23' Scorpio | 4°03' Capricorn | 27°18' Scorpio | 26°16' Virgo | 22°21' Libra | 4°55' TaurusR | 11°49' GeminiR | 6°05' AriesR | 7°05' Aquarius | 14°07' CapricornR | 4°21' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 22°31' Sagittarius | 25°36' Scorpio | 5°35' Capricorn | 28°33' Scorpio | 26°44' Virgo | 22°31' Libra | 4°52' TaurusR | 11°47' GeminiR | 6°05' AriesR | 7°06' Aquarius | 14°04' CapricornR | 4°19' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 23°32' Sagittarius | 9°38' Sagittarius | 7°08' Capricorn | 29°48' Scorpio | 27°11' Virgo | 22°40' Libra | 4°50' TaurusR | 11°44' GeminiR | 6°05' AriesR | 7°08' Aquarius | 14°01' CapricornR | 4°17' TaurusR | New Moon | |
| 24°33' Sagittarius | 23°26' Sagittarius | 8°40' Capricorn | 1°03' Sagittarius | 27°38' Virgo | 22°49' Libra | 4°48' TaurusR | 11°42' GeminiR | 6°05' AriesR | 7°09' Aquarius | 13°59' CapricornR | 4°16' TaurusR | New Moon | |
| 25°34' Sagittarius | 6°57' Capricorn | 10°12' Capricorn | 2°18' Sagittarius | 28°05' Virgo | 22°58' Libra | 4°45' TaurusR | 11°39' GeminiR | 6°05' Aries | 7°11' Aquarius | 13°58' CapricornR | 4°14' TaurusR | New Moon | |
| 26°35' Sagittarius | 20°08' Capricorn | 11°43' Capricorn | 3°33' Sagittarius | 28°32' Virgo | 23°07' Libra | 4°43' TaurusR | 11°37' GeminiR | 6°05' Aries | 7°12' Aquarius | 13°58' Capricorn | 4°13' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 27°36' Sagittarius | 3°00' Aquarius | 13°14' Capricorn | 4°48' Sagittarius | 28°58' Virgo | 23°15' Libra | 4°41' TaurusR | 11°34' GeminiR | 6°05' Aries | 7°14' Aquarius | 13°58' Capricorn | 4°11' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 28°37' Sagittarius | 15°33' Aquarius | 14°44' Capricorn | 6°03' Sagittarius | 29°24' Virgo | 23°24' Libra | 4°40' TaurusR | 11°32' GeminiR | 6°05' Aries | 7°15' Aquarius | 14°00' Capricorn | 4°10' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 29°38' Sagittarius | 27°50' Aquarius | 16°13' Capricorn | 7°18' Sagittarius | 29°50' Virgo | 23°32' Libra | 4°38' TaurusR | 11°30' GeminiR | 6°05' Aries | 7°17' Aquarius | 14°01' Capricorn | 4°08' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 0°39' Capricorn | 9°54' Pisces | 17°41' Capricorn | 8°33' Sagittarius | 0°16' Libra | 23°41' Libra | 4°36' TaurusR | 11°27' GeminiR | 6°05' Aries | 7°18' Aquarius | 14°02' Capricorn | 4°07' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 1°41' Capricorn | 21°50' Pisces | 19°09' Capricorn | 9°48' Sagittarius | 0°41' Libra | 23°49' Libra | 4°35' TaurusR | 11°25' GeminiR | 6°06' Aries | 7°20' Aquarius | 14°03' Capricorn | 4°06' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 2°42' Capricorn | 3°43' Aries | 20°34' Capricorn | 11°03' Sagittarius | 1°06' Libra | 23°57' Libra | 4°33' TaurusR | 11°23' GeminiR | 6°06' Aries | 7°22' Aquarius | 14°03' CapricornR | 4°05' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 3°43' Capricorn | 15°36' Aries | 21°58' Capricorn | 12°19' Sagittarius | 1°31' Libra | 24°05' Libra | 4°32' TaurusR | 11°20' GeminiR | 6°06' Aries | 7°23' Aquarius | 14°03' CapricornR | 4°04' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 4°44' Capricorn | 27°35' Aries | 23°20' Capricorn | 13°34' Sagittarius | 1°56' Libra | 24°13' Libra | 4°31' TaurusR | 11°18' GeminiR | 6°06' Aries | 7°25' Aquarius | 14°02' CapricornR | 4°02' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 5°45' Capricorn | 9°45' Taurus | 24°39' Capricorn | 14°49' Sagittarius | 2°20' Libra | 24°21' Libra | 4°30' TaurusR | 11°16' GeminiR | 6°07' Aries | 7°26' Aquarius | 14°01' CapricornR | 4°01' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 6°46' Capricorn | 22°08' Taurus | 25°56' Capricorn | 16°04' Sagittarius | 2°44' Libra | 24°28' Libra | 4°29' TaurusR | 11°14' GeminiR | 6°07' Aries | 7°28' Aquarius | 14°00' CapricornR | 4°00' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 7°47' Capricorn | 4°48' Gemini | 27°09' Capricorn | 17°19' Sagittarius | 3°08' Libra | 24°36' Libra | 4°28' TaurusR | 11°11' GeminiR | 6°08' Aries | 7°30' Aquarius | 13°59' CapricornR | 4°00' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 8°48' Capricorn | 17°46' Gemini | 28°18' Capricorn | 18°34' Sagittarius | 3°32' Libra | 24°43' Libra | 4°27' TaurusR | 11°09' GeminiR | 6°08' Aries | 7°31' Aquarius | 13°58' CapricornR | 3°59' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 9°50' Capricorn | 1°03' Cancer | 29°22' Capricorn | 19°49' Sagittarius | 3°55' Libra | 24°50' Libra | 4°26' TaurusR | 11°07' GeminiR | 6°08' Aries | 7°33' Aquarius | 13°58' CapricornR | 3°58' TaurusR | Full Moon |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ Neptuneturns direct6° Aries
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Mercuryenters Capricorn
Venusenters Sagittarius
Sunenters Capricorn
Marsenters Libra
Mercuryenters Aquarius
Moon phases
Full Moon10°24' Gemini
Last Quarter17°40' Virgo
New Moon24°38' Sagittarius
First Quarter2°35' Aries
Full Moon10°32' Cancer
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Mars trine · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Mars square · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Mars sextile · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Mercury trine · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Mercury square · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Mars square · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Mars trine · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Sun sextile · enters Pisces
≈ →last aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Mercury trine · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Cancer
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 2028?
In December 2028 the stations are: Neptune turns direct (16 December). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in December 2028?
The Full Moon is on 2 December at 01:40 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 .