Ephemeris December 2030
December 2030 opens with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron all moving retrograde. A penumbral lunar eclipse falls on 9 December in Gemini. On 6 December Mercury turns retrograde in Capricorn. 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 | 8°49' Sagittarius | 26°54' Aquarius | 29°55' Sagittarius | 19°11' Sagittarius | 5°33' Libra | 8°31' Sagittarius | 5°10' GeminiR | 21°21' GeminiR | 10°41' AriesR | 10°00' Aquarius | 7°18' SagittariusR | 13°19' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 2 | 9°50' Sagittarius | 10°22' Pisces | 0°34' Capricorn | 20°26' Sagittarius | 6°07' Libra | 8°44' Sagittarius | 5°05' GeminiR | 21°19' GeminiR | 10°41' AriesR | 10°01' Aquarius | 7°18' Sagittarius | 13°16' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 3 | 10°51' Sagittarius | 23°27' Pisces | 1°06' Capricorn | 21°41' Sagittarius | 6°41' Libra | 8°58' Sagittarius | 5°00' GeminiR | 21°16' GeminiR | 10°40' AriesR | 10°03' Aquarius | 7°18' Sagittarius | 13°13' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 4 | 11°51' Sagittarius | 6°12' Aries | 1°30' Capricorn | 22°57' Sagittarius | 7°15' Libra | 9°11' Sagittarius | 4°55' GeminiR | 21°14' GeminiR | 10°39' AriesR | 10°04' Aquarius | 7°19' Sagittarius | 13°11' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 5 | 12°52' Sagittarius | 18°39' Aries | 1°45' Capricorn | 24°12' Sagittarius | 7°49' Libra | 9°25' Sagittarius | 4°50' GeminiR | 21°11' GeminiR | 10°39' AriesR | 10°05' Aquarius | 7°19' Sagittarius | 13°08' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 6 | 13°53' Sagittarius | 0°53' Taurus | 1°51' Capricorn | 25°27' Sagittarius | 8°23' Libra | 9°38' Sagittarius | 4°45' GeminiR | 21°09' GeminiR | 10°38' AriesR | 10°06' Aquarius | 7°20' Sagittarius | 13°06' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 7 | 14°54' Sagittarius | 12°57' Taurus | 1°47' CapricornR | 26°42' Sagittarius | 8°56' Libra | 9°51' Sagittarius | 4°41' GeminiR | 21°06' GeminiR | 10°38' AriesR | 10°07' Aquarius | 7°21' Sagittarius | 13°03' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 8 | 15°55' Sagittarius | 24°53' Taurus | 1°32' CapricornR | 27°58' Sagittarius | 9°30' Libra | 10°05' Sagittarius | 4°36' GeminiR | 21°04' GeminiR | 10°37' AriesR | 10°08' Aquarius | 7°21' Sagittarius | 13°01' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 9 | 16°56' Sagittarius | 6°44' Gemini | 1°06' CapricornR | 29°13' Sagittarius | 10°03' Libra | 10°18' Sagittarius | 4°31' GeminiR | 21°01' GeminiR | 10°37' AriesR | 10°10' Aquarius | 7°21' Sagittarius | 12°59' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 10 | 17°57' Sagittarius | 18°33' Gemini | 0°29' CapricornR | 0°28' Capricorn | 10°37' Libra | 10°32' Sagittarius | 4°26' GeminiR | 20°58' GeminiR | 10°36' AriesR | 10°11' Aquarius | 7°21' SagittariusR | 12°56' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 11 | 18°58' Sagittarius | 0°21' Cancer | 29°40' SagittariusR | 1°43' Capricorn | 11°10' Libra | 10°45' Sagittarius | 4°22' GeminiR | 20°56' GeminiR | 10°36' AriesR | 10°12' Aquarius | 7°20' SagittariusR | 12°54' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 12 | 19°59' Sagittarius | 12°10' Cancer | 28°41' SagittariusR | 2°59' Capricorn | 11°44' Libra | 10°59' Sagittarius | 4°17' GeminiR | 20°53' GeminiR | 10°36' AriesR | 10°13' Aquarius | 7°19' SagittariusR | 12°52' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 13 | 21°00' Sagittarius | 24°04' Cancer | 27°33' SagittariusR | 4°14' Capricorn | 12°17' Libra | 11°12' Sagittarius | 4°12' GeminiR | 20°51' GeminiR | 10°35' AriesR | 10°15' Aquarius | 7°17' SagittariusR | 12°50' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 14 | 22°01' Sagittarius | 6°03' Leo | 26°18' SagittariusR | 5°29' Capricorn | 12°50' Libra | 11°25' Sagittarius | 4°08' GeminiR | 20°48' GeminiR | 10°35' AriesR | 10°16' Aquarius | 7°15' SagittariusR | 12°47' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 15 | 23°02' Sagittarius | 18°12' Leo | 24°57' SagittariusR | 6°44' Capricorn | 13°23' Libra | 11°39' Sagittarius | 4°03' GeminiR | 20°46' GeminiR | 10°35' AriesR | 10°17' Aquarius | 7°12' SagittariusR | 12°45' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 16 | 24°03' Sagittarius | 0°33' Virgo | 23°34' SagittariusR | 8°00' Capricorn | 13°56' Libra | 11°52' Sagittarius | 3°59' GeminiR | 20°43' GeminiR | 10°35' AriesR | 10°19' Aquarius | 7°10' SagittariusR | 12°43' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 17 | 25°04' Sagittarius | 13°09' Virgo | 22°12' SagittariusR | 9°15' Capricorn | 14°29' Libra | 12°05' Sagittarius | 3°54' GeminiR | 20°41' GeminiR | 10°34' AriesR | 10°20' Aquarius | 7°09' SagittariusR | 12°41' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 18 | 26°05' Sagittarius | 26°04' Virgo | 20°52' SagittariusR | 10°30' Capricorn | 15°02' Libra | 12°19' Sagittarius | 3°50' GeminiR | 20°38' GeminiR | 10°34' AriesR | 10°21' Aquarius | 7°08' SagittariusR | 12°39' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 19 | 27°06' Sagittarius | 9°22' Libra | 19°39' SagittariusR | 11°45' Capricorn | 15°34' Libra | 12°32' Sagittarius | 3°46' GeminiR | 20°35' GeminiR | 10°34' AriesR | 10°23' Aquarius | 7°09' Sagittarius | 12°37' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 20 | 28°07' Sagittarius | 23°04' Libra | 18°33' SagittariusR | 13°01' Capricorn | 16°07' Libra | 12°45' Sagittarius | 3°41' GeminiR | 20°33' GeminiR | 10°34' AriesR | 10°24' Aquarius | 7°10' Sagittarius | 12°35' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 21 | 29°08' Sagittarius | 7°12' Scorpio | 17°37' SagittariusR | 14°16' Capricorn | 16°39' Libra | 12°58' Sagittarius | 3°37' GeminiR | 20°30' GeminiR | 10°34' AriesR | 10°26' Aquarius | 7°11' Sagittarius | 12°33' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 22 | 0°09' Capricorn | 21°45' Scorpio | 16°51' SagittariusR | 15°31' Capricorn | 17°12' Libra | 13°12' Sagittarius | 3°33' GeminiR | 20°28' GeminiR | 10°34' Aries | 10°27' Aquarius | 7°13' Sagittarius | 12°32' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 23 | 1°10' Capricorn | 6°39' Sagittarius | 16°15' SagittariusR | 16°46' Capricorn | 17°44' Libra | 13°25' Sagittarius | 3°29' GeminiR | 20°25' GeminiR | 10°34' Aries | 10°29' Aquarius | 7°13' Sagittarius | 12°30' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 24 | 2°12' Capricorn | 21°48' Sagittarius | 15°51' SagittariusR | 18°01' Capricorn | 18°16' Libra | 13°38' Sagittarius | 3°25' GeminiR | 20°23' GeminiR | 10°34' Aries | 10°30' Aquarius | 7°13' SagittariusR | 12°28' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 25 | 3°13' Capricorn | 7°03' Capricorn | 15°37' SagittariusR | 19°17' Capricorn | 18°48' Libra | 13°51' Sagittarius | 3°21' GeminiR | 20°20' GeminiR | 10°34' Aries | 10°32' Aquarius | 7°11' SagittariusR | 12°27' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 26 | 4°14' Capricorn | 22°13' Capricorn | 15°33' Sagittarius | 20°32' Capricorn | 19°20' Libra | 14°04' Sagittarius | 3°17' GeminiR | 20°18' GeminiR | 10°34' Aries | 10°33' Aquarius | 7°08' SagittariusR | 12°25' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 27 | 5°15' Capricorn | 7°09' Aquarius | 15°39' Sagittarius | 21°47' Capricorn | 19°52' Libra | 14°17' Sagittarius | 3°13' GeminiR | 20°15' GeminiR | 10°34' Aries | 10°35' Aquarius | 7°03' SagittariusR | 12°23' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 28 | 6°16' Capricorn | 21°43' Aquarius | 15°53' Sagittarius | 23°02' Capricorn | 20°24' Libra | 14°30' Sagittarius | 3°10' GeminiR | 20°13' GeminiR | 10°35' Aries | 10°37' Aquarius | 6°59' SagittariusR | 12°22' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 29 | 7°17' Capricorn | 5°50' Pisces | 16°16' Sagittarius | 24°17' Capricorn | 20°55' Libra | 14°43' Sagittarius | 3°06' GeminiR | 20°11' GeminiR | 10°35' Aries | 10°38' Aquarius | 6°55' SagittariusR | 12°21' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 30 | 8°19' Capricorn | 19°28' Pisces | 16°45' Sagittarius | 25°33' Capricorn | 21°27' Libra | 14°56' Sagittarius | 3°02' GeminiR | 20°08' GeminiR | 10°35' Aries | 10°40' Aquarius | 6°52' SagittariusR | 12°19' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 31 | 9°20' Capricorn | 2°38' Aries | 17°21' Sagittarius | 26°48' Capricorn | 21°58' Libra | 15°09' Sagittarius | 2°59' GeminiR | 20°06' GeminiR | 10°35' Aries | 10°41' Aquarius | 6°51' SagittariusR | 12°18' TaurusR | First Quarter |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ 6 December, 03:00 UTCMercuryturns retrograde1° Capricorn
≈ 21 December, 20:00 UTCNeptuneturns direct10° Aries
≈ 25 December, 21:00 UTCMercuryturns direct15° Sagittarius
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
1 December, 02:28 UTCMercuryenters Capricorn
9 December, 14:52 UTCVenusenters Capricorn
10 December, 15:11 UTCMercuryenters Sagittarius
21 December, 20:10 UTCSunenters Capricorn
Moon phases
1 December, 22:56 UTCFirst Quarter9°47' Pisces
9 December, 22:40 UTCFull Moon17°53' Gemini
18 December, 00:01 UTCLast Quarter26°05' Virgo
24 December, 17:32 UTCNew Moon2°56' Capricorn
31 December, 13:36 UTCFirst Quarter9°54' Aries
Void of course Moon
≈ 30 November, 09:14 UTC→1 December, 05:28 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Pisces
≈ 2 December, 20:23 UTC→3 December, 12:15 UTClast aspect: Venus square · enters Aries
≈ 5 December, 12:04 UTC→5 December, 22:14 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Taurus
≈ 6 December, 01:55 UTC→8 December, 10:21 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Gemini
≈ 10 December, 22:44 UTC→10 December, 23:18 UTClast aspect: Mercury opposition · enters Cancer
≈ 11 December, 23:03 UTC→13 December, 11:54 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Leo
≈ 15 December, 11:51 UTC→15 December, 22:56 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Virgo
≈ 18 December, 00:01 UTC→18 December, 07:10 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Libra
≈ 20 December, 09:20 UTC→20 December, 11:52 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Scorpio
≈ 21 December, 12:50 UTC→22 December, 13:21 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Sagittarius
≈ 23 December, 18:13 UTC→24 December, 12:55 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Capricorn
≈ 25 December, 21:05 UTC→26 December, 12:27 UTClast aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Aquarius
≈ 27 December, 21:42 UTC→28 December, 13:59 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Pisces
≈ 30 December, 12:08 UTC→30 December, 19:08 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Aries
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 2030?
In December 2030 the stations are: Mercury turns retrograde (6 December), Neptune turns direct (21 December) and Mercury turns direct (25 December). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in December 2030?
The Full Moon is on 9 December at 22:40 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.