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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 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 |
| 31 | 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
≈ 16 December, 20:00 UTCNeptuneturns direct6° Aries
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
10 December, 09:13 UTCMercuryenters Capricorn
15 December, 03:40 UTCVenusenters Sagittarius
21 December, 08:20 UTCSunenters Capricorn
21 December, 08:47 UTCMarsenters Libra
31 December, 14:50 UTCMercuryenters Aquarius
Moon phases
2 December, 01:40 UTCFull Moon10°24' Gemini
9 December, 05:39 UTCLast Quarter17°40' Virgo
16 December, 02:06 UTCNew Moon24°38' Sagittarius
23 December, 21:44 UTCFirst Quarter2°35' Aries
31 December, 16:48 UTCFull Moon10°33' Cancer
Void of course Moon
≈ 30 November, 11:38 UTC→1 December, 06:10 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Gemini
≈ 2 December, 22:07 UTC→3 December, 13:43 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Cancer
≈ 5 December, 06:16 UTC→5 December, 19:20 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Leo
≈ 7 December, 16:15 UTC→7 December, 23:29 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Virgo
≈ 10 December, 01:40 UTC→10 December, 02:30 UTClast aspect: Mercury square · enters Libra
≈ 11 December, 15:42 UTC→12 December, 04:52 UTClast aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Scorpio
≈ 14 December, 05:31 UTC→14 December, 07:29 UTClast aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Sagittarius
≈ 16 December, 07:39 UTC→16 December, 11:35 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Capricorn
≈ 18 December, 16:09 UTC→18 December, 18:21 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Aquarius
≈ 21 December, 03:54 UTC→21 December, 04:17 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Pisces
≈ 22 December, 17:49 UTC→23 December, 16:29 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Aries
≈ 25 December, 17:12 UTC→26 December, 04:47 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Taurus
≈ 28 December, 08:03 UTC→28 December, 14:59 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Gemini
≈ 30 December, 12:44 UTC→30 December, 22:07 UTClast 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, for 00:00 Universal Time.