Ephemeris - December 2026
Every dated event of the month - retrograde stations, sign ingresses, moon phases, eclipses and exact major aspects - followed by the daily longitude table. Times in UT.
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What happens in December 2026
Saturn stations direct on Dec 10 at 7° Aries, Neptune stations direct on Dec 12 at 1° Aries and Jupiter stations retrograde on Dec 13 at 27° Leo. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are retrograde for part or all of December 2026. The Sun leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn on Dec 21. New Moon on Dec 9 at 16° Sagittarius and Full Moon on Dec 24 at 2° Cancer. 17 major aspects perfect and 4 sign ingresses occur, all timed below in UT.
Planets retrograde in December 2026
- Jupiterstations retrograde Dec 13, still retrograde on Dec 31
- Saturnalready retrograde on Dec 1, turns direct Dec 10
- Uranusalready retrograde on Dec 1, still retrograde on Dec 31
- Neptunealready retrograde on Dec 1, turns direct Dec 12
December 2026 event timeline
- Dec 106:09 UTMoonLast Quarter9° 03′ 26″ Virgo
- Dec 407:02 UT□ 90°Mercury square JupiterMercury at 26° 53′ 58″ Scorpio
- Dec 408:15 UTIngressVenus enters Scorpioleaves Libra
- Dec 419:27 UT□ 90°Mars square UranusMars at 3° 18′ 17″ Virgo
- Dec 608:33 UTIngressMercury enters Sagittariusleaves Scorpio
- Dec 710:19 UT△ 120°Mercury trine NeptuneMercury at 1° 37′ 30″ Sagittarius
- Dec 810:30 UT☍ 180°Mercury opposition UranusMercury at 3° 09′ 22″ Sagittarius
- Dec 819:32 UT⚹ 60°Mercury sextile PlutoMercury at 3° 43′ 50″ Sagittarius
- Dec 900:52 UTMoonNew Moon16° 57′ 09″ Sagittarius
- Dec 913:41 UT□ 90°Mercury square MarsMercury at 4° 53′ 06″ Sagittarius
- Dec 918:38 UT□ 90°Venus square PlutoVenus at 3° 45′ 11″ Scorpio
- Dec 1023:24 UTStationSaturn stations direct7° 55′ 41″ Aries
- Dec 1113:23 UT△ 120°Mercury trine SaturnMercury at 7° 55′ 43″ Sagittarius
- Dec 1209:16 UT⚹ 60°Venus sextile MarsVenus at 5° 44′ 39″ Scorpio
- Dec 1222:13 UTStationNeptune stations direct1° 36′ 58″ Aries
- Dec 1300:59 UTStationJupiter stations retrograde27° 01′ 26″ Leo
- Dec 1705:43 UTMoonFirst Quarter25° 17′ 37″ Pisces
- Dec 1821:21 UT△ 120°Sun trine JupiterSun at 26° 58′ 05″ Sagittarius
- Dec 2120:50 UTIngressSun enters Capricornleaves Sagittarius
- Dec 2311:42 UT□ 90°Sun square NeptuneSun at 1° 38′ 56″ Capricorn
- Dec 2318:03 UT△ 120°Mercury trine JupiterMercury at 26° 50′ 12″ Sagittarius
- Dec 2401:28 UTMoonFull Moon2° 14′ 20″ Cancer
- Dec 2518:23 UTIngressMercury enters Capricornleaves Sagittarius
- Dec 2619:50 UT□ 90°Mercury square NeptuneMercury at 1° 40′ 21″ Capricorn
- Dec 2923:24 UT□ 90°Sun square SaturnSun at 8° 15′ 24″ Capricorn
- Dec 3019:00 UTMoonLast Quarter9° 05′ 41″ Libra
- Dec 3023:52 UT□ 90°Mercury square SaturnMercury at 8° 17′ 34″ Capricorn
- Dec 3112:03 UT△ 120°Sun trine MarsSun at 9° 48′ 47″ Capricorn
- Dec 3123:31 UT△ 120°Mercury trine MarsMercury at 9° 52′ 09″ Capricorn
Aspect and station times are refined to the minute by bisection. The Moon is excluded from the aspect scan - it perfects roughly 150 aspects a month, which is what the daily table below is for.
Daily planetary positions - December 2026
Geocentric tropical ecliptic longitude at 00:00 UT. Retrograde planets marked ℞.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-01 | 8° 47′ 30″ | 5° 34′ 49″ | 22° 02′ 42″ | 27° 59′ 53″ | 1° 56′ 01″ | 26° 47′ 18″ | 8° 01′ 08″℞ | 3° 27′ 47″℞ | 1° 39′ 25″℞ | 3° 33′ 28″ |
| 2026-12-02 | 9° 48′ 18″ | 19° 00′ 49″ | 23° 30′ 12″ | 28° 34′ 11″ | 2° 18′ 07″ | 26° 49′ 32″ | 8° 00′ 06″℞ | 3° 25′ 17″℞ | 1° 39′ 02″℞ | 3° 34′ 43″ |
| 2026-12-03 | 10° 49′ 08″ | 2° 07′ 56″ | 24° 58′ 35″ | 29° 09′ 53″ | 2° 39′ 52″ | 26° 51′ 35″ | 7° 59′ 11″℞ | 3° 22′ 47″℞ | 1° 38′ 40″℞ | 3° 35′ 59″ |
| 2026-12-04 | 11° 49′ 59″ | 14° 58′ 59″ | 26° 27′ 42″ | 29° 46′ 57″ | 3° 01′ 14″ | 26° 53′ 26″ | 7° 58′ 22″℞ | 3° 20′ 18″℞ | 1° 38′ 21″℞ | 3° 37′ 17″ |
| 2026-12-05 | 12° 50′ 52″ | 27° 36′ 39″ | 27° 57′ 25″ | 0° 25′ 20″ | 3° 22′ 13″ | 26° 55′ 06″ | 7° 57′ 39″℞ | 3° 17′ 49″℞ | 1° 38′ 03″℞ | 3° 38′ 36″ |
| 2026-12-06 | 13° 51′ 46″ | 10° 03′ 11″ | 29° 27′ 41″ | 1° 04′ 58″ | 3° 42′ 49″ | 26° 56′ 34″ | 7° 57′ 03″℞ | 3° 15′ 20″℞ | 1° 37′ 48″℞ | 3° 39′ 56″ |
| 2026-12-07 | 14° 52′ 41″ | 22° 20′ 16″ | 0° 58′ 22″ | 1° 45′ 49″ | 4° 03′ 01″ | 26° 57′ 51″ | 7° 56′ 33″℞ | 3° 12′ 53″℞ | 1° 37′ 34″℞ | 3° 41′ 17″ |
| 2026-12-08 | 15° 53′ 38″ | 4° 29′ 11″ | 2° 29′ 26″ | 2° 27′ 50″ | 4° 22′ 49″ | 26° 58′ 56″ | 7° 56′ 11″℞ | 3° 10′ 26″℞ | 1° 37′ 23″℞ | 3° 42′ 40″ |
| 2026-12-09 | 16° 54′ 35″ | 16° 30′ 57″ | 4° 00′ 49″ | 3° 10′ 57″ | 4° 42′ 12″ | 26° 59′ 50″ | 7° 55′ 54″℞ | 3° 08′ 00″℞ | 1° 37′ 14″℞ | 3° 44′ 04″ |
| 2026-12-10 | 17° 55′ 34″ | 28° 26′ 38″ | 5° 32′ 28″ | 3° 55′ 08″ | 5° 01′ 10″ | 27° 00′ 32″ | 7° 55′ 44″℞ | 3° 05′ 34″℞ | 1° 37′ 07″℞ | 3° 45′ 29″ |
| 2026-12-11 | 18° 56′ 33″ | 10° 17′ 35″ | 7° 04′ 21″ | 4° 40′ 21″ | 5° 19′ 41″ | 27° 01′ 02″ | 7° 55′ 41″ | 3° 03′ 10″℞ | 1° 37′ 02″℞ | 3° 46′ 56″ |
| 2026-12-12 | 19° 57′ 33″ | 22° 05′ 38″ | 8° 36′ 26″ | 5° 26′ 33″ | 5° 37′ 47″ | 27° 01′ 20″ | 7° 55′ 45″ | 3° 00′ 47″℞ | 1° 36′ 59″℞ | 3° 48′ 24″ |
| 2026-12-13 | 20° 58′ 34″ | 3° 53′ 19″ | 10° 08′ 43″ | 6° 13′ 42″ | 5° 55′ 25″ | 27° 01′ 26″ | 7° 55′ 55″ | 2° 58′ 25″℞ | 1° 36′ 58″ | 3° 49′ 52″ |
| 2026-12-14 | 21° 59′ 36″ | 15° 43′ 56″ | 11° 41′ 08″ | 7° 01′ 45″ | 6° 12′ 35″ | 27° 01′ 21″℞ | 7° 56′ 11″ | 2° 56′ 04″℞ | 1° 36′ 59″ | 3° 51′ 22″ |
| 2026-12-15 | 23° 00′ 38″ | 27° 41′ 31″ | 13° 13′ 43″ | 7° 50′ 40″ | 6° 29′ 18″ | 27° 01′ 04″℞ | 7° 56′ 35″ | 2° 53′ 44″℞ | 1° 37′ 02″ | 3° 52′ 53″ |
| 2026-12-16 | 24° 01′ 40″ | 9° 50′ 46″ | 14° 46′ 25″ | 8° 40′ 26″ | 6° 45′ 32″ | 27° 00′ 35″℞ | 7° 57′ 04″ | 2° 51′ 25″℞ | 1° 37′ 08″ | 3° 54′ 25″ |
| 2026-12-17 | 25° 02′ 43″ | 22° 16′ 45″ | 16° 19′ 16″ | 9° 31′ 00″ | 7° 01′ 16″ | 26° 59′ 54″℞ | 7° 57′ 41″ | 2° 49′ 08″℞ | 1° 37′ 15″ | 3° 55′ 58″ |
| 2026-12-18 | 26° 03′ 46″ | 5° 04′ 34″ | 17° 52′ 15″ | 10° 22′ 22″ | 7° 16′ 31″ | 26° 59′ 01″℞ | 7° 58′ 24″ | 2° 46′ 52″℞ | 1° 37′ 24″ | 3° 57′ 32″ |
| 2026-12-19 | 27° 04′ 50″ | 18° 18′ 41″ | 19° 25′ 23″ | 11° 14′ 28″ | 7° 31′ 16″ | 26° 57′ 57″℞ | 7° 59′ 13″ | 2° 44′ 37″℞ | 1° 37′ 36″ | 3° 59′ 07″ |
| 2026-12-20 | 28° 05′ 53″ | 2° 02′ 13″ | 20° 58′ 39″ | 12° 07′ 18″ | 7° 45′ 30″ | 26° 56′ 40″℞ | 8° 00′ 09″ | 2° 42′ 24″℞ | 1° 37′ 50″ | 4° 00′ 43″ |
| 2026-12-21 | 29° 06′ 58″ | 16° 16′ 01″ | 22° 32′ 05″ | 13° 00′ 50″ | 7° 59′ 12″ | 26° 55′ 13″℞ | 8° 01′ 12″ | 2° 40′ 13″℞ | 1° 38′ 06″ | 4° 02′ 20″ |
| 2026-12-22 | 0° 08′ 02″ | 0° 57′ 41″ | 24° 05′ 42″ | 13° 55′ 02″ | 8° 12′ 23″ | 26° 53′ 33″℞ | 8° 02′ 21″ | 2° 38′ 03″℞ | 1° 38′ 24″ | 4° 03′ 58″ |
| 2026-12-23 | 1° 09′ 08″ | 16° 01′ 16″ | 25° 39′ 30″ | 14° 49′ 54″ | 8° 25′ 01″ | 26° 51′ 42″℞ | 8° 03′ 37″ | 2° 35′ 55″℞ | 1° 38′ 44″ | 4° 05′ 37″ |
| 2026-12-24 | 2° 10′ 13″ | 1° 17′ 40″ | 27° 13′ 29″ | 15° 45′ 23″ | 8° 37′ 05″ | 26° 49′ 40″℞ | 8° 04′ 59″ | 2° 33′ 49″℞ | 1° 39′ 06″ | 4° 07′ 17″ |
| 2026-12-25 | 3° 11′ 19″ | 16° 35′ 56″ | 28° 47′ 42″ | 16° 41′ 29″ | 8° 48′ 36″ | 26° 47′ 26″℞ | 8° 06′ 28″ | 2° 31′ 45″℞ | 1° 39′ 30″ | 4° 08′ 57″ |
| 2026-12-26 | 4° 12′ 25″ | 1° 45′ 11″ | 0° 22′ 07″ | 17° 38′ 10″ | 8° 59′ 32″ | 26° 45′ 01″℞ | 8° 08′ 03″ | 2° 29′ 42″℞ | 1° 39′ 56″ | 4° 10′ 39″ |
| 2026-12-27 | 5° 13′ 32″ | 16° 36′ 24″ | 1° 56′ 46″ | 18° 35′ 24″ | 9° 09′ 52″ | 26° 42′ 24″℞ | 8° 09′ 44″ | 2° 27′ 41″℞ | 1° 40′ 25″ | 4° 12′ 21″ |
| 2026-12-28 | 6° 14′ 39″ | 1° 03′ 41″ | 3° 31′ 41″ | 19° 33′ 12″ | 9° 19′ 36″ | 26° 39′ 36″℞ | 8° 11′ 32″ | 2° 25′ 42″℞ | 1° 40′ 55″ | 4° 14′ 04″ |
| 2026-12-29 | 7° 15′ 47″ | 15° 04′ 21″ | 5° 06′ 51″ | 20° 31′ 31″ | 9° 28′ 44″ | 26° 36′ 36″℞ | 8° 13′ 26″ | 2° 23′ 45″℞ | 1° 41′ 27″ | 4° 15′ 48″ |
| 2026-12-30 | 8° 16′ 55″ | 28° 38′ 31″ | 6° 42′ 18″ | 21° 30′ 20″ | 9° 37′ 13″ | 26° 33′ 25″℞ | 8° 15′ 26″ | 2° 21′ 50″℞ | 1° 42′ 02″ | 4° 17′ 33″ |
| 2026-12-31 | 9° 18′ 04″ | 11° 48′ 17″ | 8° 18′ 02″ | 22° 29′ 38″ | 9° 45′ 04″ | 26° 30′ 03″℞ | 8° 17′ 32″ | 2° 19′ 58″℞ | 1° 42′ 38″ | 4° 19′ 18″ |
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Table positions computed at 00:00 UT each day by Astronomy Engine. Retrograde flag inferred from 24-hour ecliptic longitude delta. Timeline events are found by daily scan and then bisected to one-minute precision, so station, ingress, lunation and aspect times are exact to the minute rather than to the day.
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