Skip to content
WowAstro

Ephemeris for December 1996

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of December 1996, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

← Nov 1996All months of 1996Jan 1997 →
Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of December 1996, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 9°04′ 15°08′ 24°47′ 9°49′ 16°28′ 18°20′ 0°37′℞ 1°45′ 25°48′ 3°14′
2 10°05′ 26°58′ 26°15′ 11°03′ 16°56′ 18°32′ 0°37′℞ 1°47′ 25°50′ 3°16′
3 11°06′ 8°47′ 27°43′ 12°17′ 17°25′ 18°45′ 0°37′℞ 1°50′ 25°52′ 3°19′
4 12°07′ 20°44′ 29°10′ 13°32′ 17°52′ 18°58′ 0°37′ 1°53′ 25°53′ 3°21′
5 13°08′ 2°52′ 0°37′ 14°46′ 18°20′ 19°10′ 0°37′ 1°55′ 25°55′ 3°23′
6 14°08′ 15°16′ 2°02′ 16°01′ 18°48′ 19°23′ 0°37′ 1°58′ 25°57′ 3°26′
7 15°10′ 28°02′ 3°27′ 17°16′ 19°15′ 19°35′ 0°37′ 2°01′ 25°59′ 3°28′
8 16°11′ 11°12′ 4°50′ 18°30′ 19°43′ 19°48′ 0°38′ 2°03′ 26°01′ 3°31′
9 17°11′ 24°48′ 6°12′ 19°45′ 20°10′ 20°01′ 0°38′ 2°06′ 26°02′ 3°33′
10 18°13′ 8°49′ 7°32′ 20°59′ 20°36′ 20°14′ 0°39′ 2°08′ 26°04′ 3°35′
11 19°14′ 23°11′ 8°51′ 22°14′ 21°02′ 20°27′ 0°40′ 2°11′ 26°06′ 3°37′
12 20°14′ 7°47′ 10°07′ 23°29′ 21°29′ 20°40′ 0°40′ 2°14′ 26°08′ 3°40′
13 21°16′ 22°30′ 11°21′ 24°44′ 21°55′ 20°53′ 0°41′ 2°17′ 26°10′ 3°42′
14 22°17′ 7°12′ 12°31′ 25°58′ 22°20′ 21°06′ 0°43′ 2°20′ 26°12′ 3°44′
15 23°17′ 21°46′ 13°38′ 27°13′ 22°46′ 21°19′ 0°44′ 2°23′ 26°14′ 3°47′
16 24°19′ 6°07′ 14°41′ 28°28′ 23°11′ 21°32′ 0°45′ 2°26′ 26°16′ 3°49′
17 25°20′ 20°13′ 15°40′ 29°43′ 23°36′ 21°46′ 0°46′ 2°29′ 26°18′ 3°51′
18 26°21′ 4°04′ 16°33′ 0°58′ 24°01′ 21°59′ 0°48′ 2°32′ 26°20′ 3°53′
19 27°22′ 17°39′ 17°20′ 2°13′ 24°25′ 22°13′ 0°50′ 2°35′ 26°22′ 3°56′
20 28°23′ 1°01′ 18°00′ 3°27′ 24°49′ 22°26′ 0°52′ 2°38′ 26°24′ 3°58′
21 29°24′ 14°11′ 18°32′ 4°42′ 25°13′ 22°40′ 0°53′ 2°41′ 26°26′ 4°00′
22 0°25′ 27°10′ 18°56′ 5°57′ 25°37′ 22°53′ 0°55′ 2°44′ 26°28′ 4°02′
23 1°26′ 9°58′ 19°10′ 7°12′ 26°00′ 23°07′ 0°57′ 2°47′ 26°30′ 4°04′
24 2°28′ 22°35′ 19°13′℞ 8°27′ 26°23′ 23°20′ 0°59′ 2°50′ 26°32′ 4°07′
25 3°29′ 5°02′ 19°06′℞ 9°42′ 26°46′ 23°34′ 1°02′ 2°53′ 26°35′ 4°08′
26 4°29′ 17°19′ 18°46′℞ 10°57′ 27°08′ 23°47′ 1°04′ 2°56′ 26°37′ 4°11′
27 5°31′ 29°26′ 18°16′℞ 12°11′ 27°29′ 24°01′ 1°07′ 3°00′ 26°39′ 4°13′
28 6°32′ 11°23′ 17°32′℞ 13°26′ 27°51′ 24°15′ 1°09′ 3°03′ 26°41′ 4°15′
29 7°33′ 23°14′ 16°39′℞ 14°41′ 28°13′ 24°29′ 1°11′ 3°07′ 26°43′ 4°17′
30 8°34′ 5°02′ 15°35′℞ 15°57′ 28°34′ 24°43′ 1°14′ 3°10′ 26°46′ 4°19′
31 9°35′ 16°50′ 14°24′℞ 17°12′ 28°54′ 24°56′ 1°17′ 3°13′ 26°47′ 4°21′

Each cell gives the sign glyph and the degree within that sign at 00:00 UTC. ℞ marks retrograde motion. If you are comparing with a table from elsewhere, check which moment of the day it uses: the Moon covers half a degree an hour, so the same date can read differently. Columns run ☉ Sun, ☽ Moon, ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus, ♆ Neptune, ♇ Pluto.

What changes during December 1996

  • 2 DecMoon moves into Virgo
  • 4 DecSaturn turns direct again
  • 4 DecMoon moves into Libra
  • 4 DecMercury moves into Capricorn
  • 7 DecMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 9 DecMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 11 DecMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 13 DecMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 15 DecMoon moves into Pisces
  • 17 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 17 DecVenus moves into Sagittarius
  • 19 DecMoon moves into Taurus
  • 21 DecSun moves into Capricorn
  • 22 DecMoon moves into Gemini
  • 24 DecMercury turns retrograde ℞
  • 24 DecMoon moves into Cancer
  • 27 DecMoon moves into Leo
  • 29 DecMoon moves into Virgo

A planet turning is given to the nearest day. The table samples one moment each day, and a planet stands nearly still for a week either side of a station, so the hour it turns is not something a daily table can show.

This is the sky for everybody

A table says where the planets were. Where they were for you needs your own date, time and place, and that is a different calculation.

Build my chartThe sky on one day