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.

Ephemeris December 2030
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 and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 9 September 2026.