Ephemeris December 2031
December 2031 opens with Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 9 December Mercury turns direct in Scorpio. On 29 December Venus enters Sagittarius and Mars enters Pisces 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 | 8°34' Sagittarius | 1°26' Cancer | 6°27' SagittariusR | 26°01' Libra | 8°00' Aquarius | 3°18' Capricorn | 20°24' GeminiR | 25°54' GeminiR | 12°58' AriesR | 11°34' Aquarius | 18°56' ScorpioR | 17°56' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 2 | 9°35' Sagittarius | 13°30' Cancer | 5°08' SagittariusR | 27°11' Libra | 8°46' Aquarius | 3°31' Capricorn | 20°19' GeminiR | 25°52' GeminiR | 12°57' AriesR | 11°35' Aquarius | 18°52' ScorpioR | 17°53' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 3 | 10°36' Sagittarius | 25°26' Cancer | 3°53' SagittariusR | 28°22' Libra | 9°32' Aquarius | 3°45' Capricorn | 20°14' GeminiR | 25°50' GeminiR | 12°56' AriesR | 11°36' Aquarius | 18°49' ScorpioR | 17°50' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 4 | 11°36' Sagittarius | 7°18' Leo | 2°47' SagittariusR | 29°33' Libra | 10°18' Aquarius | 3°58' Capricorn | 20°10' GeminiR | 25°47' GeminiR | 12°56' AriesR | 11°37' Aquarius | 18°45' ScorpioR | 17°47' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 5 | 12°37' Sagittarius | 19°09' Leo | 1°50' SagittariusR | 0°43' Scorpio | 11°04' Aquarius | 4°11' Capricorn | 20°05' GeminiR | 25°45' GeminiR | 12°55' AriesR | 11°38' Aquarius | 18°42' ScorpioR | 17°45' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 6 | 13°38' Sagittarius | 1°04' Virgo | 1°03' SagittariusR | 1°54' Scorpio | 11°49' Aquarius | 4°25' Capricorn | 20°00' GeminiR | 25°42' GeminiR | 12°54' AriesR | 11°40' Aquarius | 18°40' ScorpioR | 17°42' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 7 | 14°39' Sagittarius | 13°06' Virgo | 0°27' SagittariusR | 3°05' Scorpio | 12°35' Aquarius | 4°38' Capricorn | 19°55' GeminiR | 25°40' GeminiR | 12°54' AriesR | 11°41' Aquarius | 18°39' ScorpioR | 17°39' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 8 | 15°40' Sagittarius | 25°21' Virgo | 0°03' SagittariusR | 4°16' Scorpio | 13°21' Aquarius | 4°51' Capricorn | 19°50' GeminiR | 25°37' GeminiR | 12°53' AriesR | 11°42' Aquarius | 18°40' Scorpio | 17°37' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 9 | 16°41' Sagittarius | 7°53' Libra | 29°51' ScorpioR | 5°28' Scorpio | 14°07' Aquarius | 5°05' Capricorn | 19°45' GeminiR | 25°35' GeminiR | 12°53' AriesR | 11°43' Aquarius | 18°41' Scorpio | 17°34' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 10 | 17°42' Sagittarius | 20°46' Libra | 29°49' Scorpio | 6°39' Scorpio | 14°53' Aquarius | 5°18' Capricorn | 19°40' GeminiR | 25°32' GeminiR | 12°52' AriesR | 11°44' Aquarius | 18°43' Scorpio | 17°32' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 11 | 18°43' Sagittarius | 4°04' Scorpio | 29°57' Scorpio | 7°50' Scorpio | 15°39' Aquarius | 5°32' Capricorn | 19°35' GeminiR | 25°30' GeminiR | 12°52' AriesR | 11°45' Aquarius | 18°44' Scorpio | 17°29' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 12 | 19°44' Sagittarius | 17°49' Scorpio | 0°15' Sagittarius | 9°02' Scorpio | 16°25' Aquarius | 5°45' Capricorn | 19°30' GeminiR | 25°27' GeminiR | 12°51' AriesR | 11°47' Aquarius | 18°45' Scorpio | 17°27' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 13 | 20°45' Sagittarius | 1°59' Sagittarius | 0°40' Sagittarius | 10°14' Scorpio | 17°11' Aquarius | 5°59' Capricorn | 19°25' GeminiR | 25°24' GeminiR | 12°51' AriesR | 11°48' Aquarius | 18°44' ScorpioR | 17°24' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 14 | 21°46' Sagittarius | 16°33' Sagittarius | 1°14' Sagittarius | 11°25' Scorpio | 17°58' Aquarius | 6°13' Capricorn | 19°20' GeminiR | 25°22' GeminiR | 12°50' AriesR | 11°49' Aquarius | 18°42' ScorpioR | 17°22' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 15 | 22°47' Sagittarius | 1°24' Capricorn | 1°55' Sagittarius | 12°37' Scorpio | 18°44' Aquarius | 6°26' Capricorn | 19°15' GeminiR | 25°19' GeminiR | 12°50' AriesR | 11°51' Aquarius | 18°38' ScorpioR | 17°19' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 16 | 23°48' Sagittarius | 16°23' Capricorn | 2°41' Sagittarius | 13°49' Scorpio | 19°30' Aquarius | 6°40' Capricorn | 19°10' GeminiR | 25°17' GeminiR | 12°50' AriesR | 11°52' Aquarius | 18°33' ScorpioR | 17°17' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 17 | 24°49' Sagittarius | 1°23' Aquarius | 3°33' Sagittarius | 15°01' Scorpio | 20°16' Aquarius | 6°54' Capricorn | 19°05' GeminiR | 25°14' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 11°53' Aquarius | 18°27' ScorpioR | 17°15' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 18 | 25°50' Sagittarius | 16°13' Aquarius | 4°29' Sagittarius | 16°13' Scorpio | 21°02' Aquarius | 7°07' Capricorn | 19°01' GeminiR | 25°12' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 11°55' Aquarius | 18°22' ScorpioR | 17°13' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 19 | 26°51' Sagittarius | 0°48' Pisces | 5°30' Sagittarius | 17°25' Scorpio | 21°48' Aquarius | 7°21' Capricorn | 18°56' GeminiR | 25°09' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 11°56' Aquarius | 18°18' ScorpioR | 17°10' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 20 | 27°52' Sagittarius | 15°02' Pisces | 6°34' Sagittarius | 18°38' Scorpio | 22°34' Aquarius | 7°35' Capricorn | 18°51' GeminiR | 25°07' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 11°57' Aquarius | 18°15' ScorpioR | 17°08' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 21 | 28°54' Sagittarius | 28°53' Pisces | 7°42' Sagittarius | 19°50' Scorpio | 23°21' Aquarius | 7°49' Capricorn | 18°46' GeminiR | 25°04' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 11°59' Aquarius | 18°15' Scorpio | 17°06' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 22 | 29°55' Sagittarius | 12°23' Aries | 8°52' Sagittarius | 21°02' Scorpio | 24°07' Aquarius | 8°02' Capricorn | 18°41' GeminiR | 25°01' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 12°00' Aquarius | 18°15' Scorpio | 17°04' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 23 | 0°56' Capricorn | 25°33' Aries | 10°05' Sagittarius | 22°15' Scorpio | 24°53' Aquarius | 8°16' Capricorn | 18°36' GeminiR | 24°59' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 12°02' Aquarius | 18°17' Scorpio | 17°02' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 24 | 1°57' Capricorn | 8°26' Taurus | 11°19' Sagittarius | 23°27' Scorpio | 25°39' Aquarius | 8°30' Capricorn | 18°32' GeminiR | 24°56' GeminiR | 12°49' AriesR | 12°03' Aquarius | 18°18' Scorpio | 17°00' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 25 | 2°58' Capricorn | 21°04' Taurus | 12°36' Sagittarius | 24°40' Scorpio | 26°25' Aquarius | 8°44' Capricorn | 18°27' GeminiR | 24°54' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°05' Aquarius | 18°18' ScorpioR | 16°58' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 26 | 3°59' Capricorn | 3°31' Gemini | 13°54' Sagittarius | 25°53' Scorpio | 27°12' Aquarius | 8°58' Capricorn | 18°22' GeminiR | 24°51' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°06' Aquarius | 18°17' ScorpioR | 16°56' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 27 | 5°00' Capricorn | 15°48' Gemini | 15°14' Sagittarius | 27°06' Scorpio | 27°58' Aquarius | 9°12' Capricorn | 18°17' GeminiR | 24°49' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°08' Aquarius | 18°14' ScorpioR | 16°54' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 28 | 6°01' Capricorn | 27°57' Gemini | 16°35' Sagittarius | 28°18' Scorpio | 28°44' Aquarius | 9°25' Capricorn | 18°13' GeminiR | 24°46' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°09' Aquarius | 18°08' ScorpioR | 16°53' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 29 | 7°02' Capricorn | 10°00' Cancer | 17°57' Sagittarius | 29°31' Scorpio | 29°30' Aquarius | 9°39' Capricorn | 18°08' GeminiR | 24°44' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°11' Aquarius | 17°59' ScorpioR | 16°51' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 30 | 8°04' Capricorn | 21°57' Cancer | 19°21' Sagittarius | 0°44' Sagittarius | 0°16' Pisces | 9°53' Capricorn | 18°04' GeminiR | 24°41' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°12' Aquarius | 17°50' ScorpioR | 16°49' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 31 | 9°05' Capricorn | 3°51' Leo | 20°45' Sagittarius | 1°57' Sagittarius | 1°03' Pisces | 10°07' Capricorn | 17°59' GeminiR | 24°39' GeminiR | 12°49' Aries | 12°14' Aquarius | 17°39' ScorpioR | 16°48' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ 9 December, 17:00 UTCMercuryturns direct29° Scorpio
≈ 24 December, 08:00 UTCNeptuneturns direct12° Aries
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
4 December, 09:10 UTCVenusenters Scorpio
8 December, 05:37 UTCMercuryenters Scorpio
11 December, 04:22 UTCMercuryenters Sagittarius
22 December, 01:56 UTCSunenters Capricorn
29 December, 09:18 UTCVenusenters Sagittarius
29 December, 15:16 UTCMarsenters Pisces
Moon phases
7 December, 03:19 UTCLast Quarter14°47' Virgo
14 December, 09:05 UTCNew Moon22°09' Sagittarius
21 December, 00:00 UTCFirst Quarter28°53' Pisces
28 December, 17:32 UTCFull Moon6°45' Cancer
Void of course Moon
≈ 3 December, 06:35 UTC→3 December, 09:13 UTClast aspect: Venus square · enters Leo
≈ 5 December, 01:51 UTC→5 December, 21:51 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Virgo
≈ 8 December, 08:53 UTC→8 December, 08:58 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Libra
≈ 9 December, 21:59 UTC→10 December, 16:44 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Scorpio
≈ 11 December, 21:28 UTC→12 December, 20:40 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Sagittarius
≈ 14 December, 09:06 UTC→14 December, 21:45 UTClast aspect: Sun conjunction · enters Capricorn
≈ 15 December, 19:32 UTC→16 December, 21:47 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Aquarius
≈ 18 December, 16:58 UTC→18 December, 22:41 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Pisces
≈ 21 December, 00:01 UTC→21 December, 01:57 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Aries
≈ 22 December, 22:42 UTC→23 December, 08:14 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Taurus
≈ 25 December, 10:58 UTC→25 December, 17:12 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Gemini
≈ 28 December, 01:40 UTC→28 December, 04:04 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Cancer
≈ 28 December, 23:18 UTC→30 December, 16:12 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Leo
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 2031?
In December 2031 the stations are: Mercury turns direct (9 December) and Neptune turns direct (24 December). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in December 2031?
The Full Moon is on 28 December at 17:32 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, for 00:00 Universal Time.