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Ephemeris for December 2022

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of December 2022, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of December 2022, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 8°46′ 13°46′ 21°03′ 18°30′ 18°53′ 28°53′ 19°51′ 16°02′ 22°39′ 26°47′
2 9°46′ 27°23′ 22°34′ 19°46′ 18°30′ 28°55′ 19°55′ 16°01′ 22°39′ 26°49′
3 10°47′ 10°42′ 24°05′ 21°01′ 18°07′ 28°56′ 19°59′ 15°58′ 22°39′ 26°50′
4 11°48′ 23°46′ 25°37′ 22°16′ 17°44′ 28°58′ 20°03′ 15°56′ 22°38′ 26°51′
5 12°49′ 6°35′ 27°07′ 23°31′ 17°21′ 29°01′ 20°07′ 15°54′ 22°39′ 26°53′
6 13°50′ 19°12′ 28°37′ 24°47′ 16°58′ 29°03′ 20°11′ 15°52′ 22°39′ 26°55′
7 14°50′ 1°38′ 0°07′ 26°02′ 16°34′ 29°05′ 20°16′ 15°50′ 22°39′ 26°56′
8 15°52′ 13°56′ 1°37′ 27°17′ 16°11′ 29°08′ 20°20′ 15°47′ 22°39′ 26°58′
9 16°52′ 26°04′ 3°05′ 28°32′ 15°48′ 29°11′ 20°24′ 15°46′ 22°39′ 26°59′
10 17°53′ 8°06′ 4°34′ 29°48′ 15°25′ 29°14′ 20°29′ 15°44′ 22°40′ 27°01′
11 18°54′ 20°02′ 6°01′ 1°03′ 15°03′ 29°18′ 20°33′ 15°41′ 22°40′ 27°02′
12 19°55′ 1°54′ 7°27′ 2°18′ 14°40′ 29°22′ 20°38′ 15°40′ 22°40′ 27°04′
13 20°56′ 13°46′ 8°53′ 3°34′ 14°18′ 29°25′ 20°43′ 15°38′ 22°40′ 27°05′
14 21°57′ 25°38′ 10°17′ 4°49′ 13°56′ 29°29′ 20°47′ 15°36′ 22°40′ 27°07′
15 22°58′ 7°38′ 11°40′ 6°04′ 13°35′ 29°33′ 20°52′ 15°34′ 22°41′ 27°09′
16 23°59′ 19°47′ 13°01′ 7°19′ 13°14′ 29°38′ 20°57′ 15°32′ 22°41′ 27°11′
17 25°00′ 2°11′ 14°20′ 8°35′ 12°53′ 29°42′ 21°02′ 15°31′ 22°41′ 27°12′
18 26°01′ 14°55′ 15°37′ 9°50′ 12°34′ 29°47′ 21°07′ 15°29′ 22°42′ 27°14′
19 27°02′ 28°02′ 16°50′ 11°05′ 12°14′ 29°52′ 21°12′ 15°27′ 22°43′ 27°16′
20 28°04′ 11°38′ 18°01′ 12°20′ 11°55′ 29°57′ 21°17′ 15°25′ 22°43′ 27°17′
21 29°04′ 25°41′ 19°08′ 13°35′ 11°37′ 0°02′ 21°23′ 15°24′ 22°44′ 27°19′
22 0°05′ 10°12′ 20°10′ 14°51′ 11°20′ 0°08′ 21°28′ 15°22′ 22°44′ 27°21′
23 1°07′ 25°05′ 21°08′ 16°06′ 11°02′ 0°13′ 21°34′ 15°20′ 22°45′ 27°23′
24 2°08′ 10°13′ 21°59′ 17°22′ 10°46′ 0°19′ 21°39′ 15°19′ 22°46′ 27°25′
25 3°09′ 25°26′ 22°44′ 18°37′ 10°31′ 0°25′ 21°44′ 15°18′ 22°46′ 27°26′
26 4°10′ 10°32′ 23°22′ 19°52′ 10°16′ 0°31′ 21°50′ 15°16′ 22°47′ 27°28′
27 5°11′ 25°23′ 23°51′ 21°07′ 10°02′ 0°37′ 21°56′ 15°15′ 22°48′ 27°30′
28 6°13′ 9°53′ 24°11′ 22°22′ 9°49′ 0°44′ 22°02′ 15°14′ 22°49′ 27°32′
29 7°14′ 23°56′ 24°20′ 23°37′ 9°37′ 0°50′ 22°07′ 15°13′ 22°50′ 27°34′
30 8°15′ 7°33′ 24°19′ 24°53′ 9°25′ 0°58′ 22°13′ 15°11′ 22°50′ 27°35′
31 9°16′ 20°46′ 24°07′ 26°08′ 9°14′ 1°04′ 22°19′ 15°10′ 22°51′ 27°38′

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 2022

  • 2 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 4 DecMoon moves into Taurus
  • 5 DecNeptune turns direct again
  • 6 DecMoon moves into Gemini
  • 6 DecMercury moves into Capricorn
  • 9 DecMoon moves into Cancer
  • 10 DecVenus moves into Capricorn
  • 11 DecMoon moves into Leo
  • 14 DecMoon moves into Virgo
  • 16 DecMoon moves into Libra
  • 19 DecMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 20 DecJupiter moves into Aries
  • 21 DecSun moves into Capricorn
  • 21 DecMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 23 DecMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 25 DecMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 27 DecMoon moves into Pisces
  • 29 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 30 DecMercury turns retrograde

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.