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Ephemeris for December 2018

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of December 2018, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

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Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of December 2018, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 8°43′ 21°29′ 0°29′℞ 29°07′ 9°28′ 4°59′ 7°49′ 29°10′℞ 13°42′ 19°38′
2 9°44′ 5°15′ 29°29′℞ 29°37′ 10°07′ 5°13′ 7°56′ 29°08′℞ 13°43′ 19°40′
3 10°45′ 18°51′ 28°40′℞ 0°10′ 10°46′ 5°26′ 8°02′ 29°06′℞ 13°43′ 19°41′
4 11°46′ 2°16′ 28°02′℞ 0°43′ 11°25′ 5°40′ 8°09′ 29°05′℞ 13°43′ 19°43′
5 12°47′ 15°29′ 27°35′℞ 1°19′ 12°03′ 5°53′ 8°16′ 29°03′℞ 13°43′ 19°45′
6 13°48′ 28°29′ 27°20′℞ 1°55′ 12°42′ 6°07′ 8°22′ 29°01′℞ 13°44′ 19°47′
7 14°49′ 11°16′ 27°16′ 2°33′ 13°21′ 6°20′ 8°29′ 29°00′℞ 13°44′ 19°49′
8 15°50′ 23°48′ 27°23′ 3°12′ 14°01′ 6°33′ 8°35′ 28°58′℞ 13°44′ 19°50′
9 16°50′ 6°07′ 27°38′ 3°52′ 14°40′ 6°47′ 8°42′ 28°57′℞ 13°45′ 19°52′
10 17°52′ 18°14′ 28°03′ 4°34′ 15°19′ 7°00′ 8°49′ 28°56′℞ 13°46′ 19°53′
11 18°53′ 0°10′ 28°35′ 5°17′ 15°58′ 7°13′ 8°56′ 28°54′℞ 13°46′ 19°55′
12 19°53′ 12°00′ 29°15′ 6°00′ 16°37′ 7°26′ 9°02′ 28°53′℞ 13°47′ 19°57′
13 20°55′ 23°47′ 0°01′ 6°45′ 17°17′ 7°40′ 9°10′ 28°52′℞ 13°47′ 19°59′
14 21°56′ 5°35′ 0°52′ 7°31′ 17°56′ 7°53′ 9°16′ 28°50′℞ 13°48′ 20°01′
15 22°57′ 17°31′ 1°48′ 8°17′ 18°36′ 8°06′ 9°23′ 28°49′℞ 13°49′ 20°02′
16 23°58′ 29°38′ 2°49′ 9°05′ 19°16′ 8°19′ 9°30′ 28°48′℞ 13°49′ 20°05′
17 24°59′ 12°01′ 3°53′ 9°54′ 19°55′ 8°32′ 9°37′ 28°47′℞ 13°50′ 20°07′
18 26°00′ 24°47′ 5°00′ 10°43′ 20°35′ 8°46′ 9°44′ 28°46′℞ 13°50′ 20°08′
19 27°01′ 7°56′ 6°10′ 11°34′ 21°15′ 8°59′ 9°51′ 28°45′℞ 13°52′ 20°10′
20 28°02′ 21°32′ 7°23′ 12°25′ 21°55′ 9°12′ 9°58′ 28°44′℞ 13°52′ 20°12′
21 29°03′ 5°34′ 8°38′ 13°16′ 22°35′ 9°25′ 10°05′ 28°43′℞ 13°53′ 20°14′
22 0°04′ 19°57′ 9°55′ 14°09′ 23°14′ 9°38′ 10°12′ 28°43′℞ 13°54′ 20°16′
23 1°05′ 4°38′ 11°14′ 15°02′ 23°55′ 9°51′ 10°19′ 28°42′℞ 13°55′ 20°18′
24 2°07′ 19°28′ 12°34′ 15°56′ 24°35′ 10°04′ 10°26′ 28°41′℞ 13°56′ 20°20′
25 3°07′ 4°21′ 13°55′ 16°50′ 25°15′ 10°17′ 10°33′ 28°40′℞ 13°57′ 20°22′
26 4°08′ 19°08′ 15°18′ 17°46′ 25°55′ 10°30′ 10°40′ 28°40′℞ 13°58′ 20°23′
27 5°10′ 3°44′ 16°41′ 18°42′ 26°35′ 10°43′ 10°47′ 28°39′℞ 13°59′ 20°26′
28 6°11′ 18°04′ 18°06′ 19°38′ 27°15′ 10°55′ 10°54′ 28°38′℞ 14°00′ 20°28′
29 7°12′ 2°06′ 19°31′ 20°35′ 27°55′ 11°08′ 11°01′ 28°38′℞ 14°01′ 20°29′
30 8°13′ 15°49′ 20°57′ 21°33′ 28°35′ 11°21′ 11°08′ 28°38′℞ 14°02′ 20°32′
31 9°14′ 29°14′ 22°24′ 22°31′ 29°16′ 11°34′ 11°16′ 28°37′℞ 14°04′ 20°34′

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 2018

  • 1 DecMoon moves into Libra
  • 1 DecMercury moves into Scorpio
  • 2 DecVenus moves into Scorpio
  • 3 DecMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 6 DecMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 7 DecMercury turns direct again
  • 8 DecMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 10 DecMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 12 DecMercury moves into Sagittarius
  • 13 DecMoon moves into Pisces
  • 16 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 18 DecMoon moves into Taurus
  • 20 DecMoon moves into Gemini
  • 21 DecSun moves into Capricorn
  • 22 DecMoon moves into Cancer
  • 24 DecMoon moves into Leo
  • 26 DecMoon moves into Virgo
  • 28 DecMoon moves into Libra

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.

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