Ephemeris: December 1998
The position of the Sun, the Moon, the planets, the lunar node and Chiron on every day of the month, at 00:00 UT (Greenwich). R marks a retrograde planet; a highlighted cell means the body changed sign since the day before.
| Day | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | North Node | Chiron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tu | 8°34′♐︎ | 1°19′♉︎ | 10°07′♐︎R | 16°28′♐︎ | 1°59′♎︎ | 18°47′♓︎ | 27°20′♈︎R | 9°34′♒︎ | 0°04′♒︎ | 7°56′♐︎ | 26°02′♌︎ | 25°28′♏︎ |
| 2 We | 9°35′♐︎ | 16°24′♉︎ | 8°44′♐︎R | 17°44′♐︎ | 2°33′♎︎ | 18°50′♓︎ | 27°17′♈︎R | 9°36′♒︎ | 0°05′♒︎ | 7°58′♐︎ | 25°59′♌︎ | 25°36′♏︎ |
| 3 Th | 10°36′♐︎ | 1°35′♊︎ | 7°23′♐︎R | 18°59′♐︎ | 3°06′♎︎ | 18°54′♓︎ | 27°14′♈︎R | 9°38′♒︎ | 0°07′♒︎ | 8°00′♐︎ | 25°56′♌︎ | 25°44′♏︎ |
| 4 Fr | 11°37′♐︎ | 16°41′♊︎ | 6°05′♐︎R | 20°14′♐︎ | 3°39′♎︎ | 18°58′♓︎ | 27°11′♈︎R | 9°40′♒︎ | 0°08′♒︎ | 8°03′♐︎ | 25°52′♌︎ | 25°52′♏︎ |
| 5 Sa | 12°38′♐︎ | 1°33′♋︎ | 4°54′♐︎R | 21°30′♐︎ | 4°12′♎︎ | 19°02′♓︎ | 27°09′♈︎R | 9°43′♒︎ | 0°10′♒︎ | 8°05′♐︎ | 25°49′♌︎ | 26°00′♏︎ |
| 6 Su | 13°39′♐︎ | 16°01′♋︎ | 3°51′♐︎R | 22°45′♐︎ | 4°45′♎︎ | 19°07′♓︎ | 27°06′♈︎R | 9°45′♒︎ | 0°12′♒︎ | 8°07′♐︎ | 25°46′♌︎ | 26°08′♏︎ |
| 7 Mo | 14°40′♐︎ | 0°02′♌︎ | 2°58′♐︎R | 24°01′♐︎ | 5°18′♎︎ | 19°11′♓︎ | 27°04′♈︎R | 9°47′♒︎ | 0°13′♒︎ | 8°10′♐︎ | 25°43′♌︎ | 26°15′♏︎ |
| 8 Tu | 15°40′♐︎ | 13°33′♌︎ | 2°17′♐︎R | 25°16′♐︎ | 5°51′♎︎ | 19°16′♓︎ | 27°01′♈︎R | 9°50′♒︎ | 0°15′♒︎ | 8°12′♐︎ | 25°40′♌︎ | 26°23′♏︎ |
| 9 We | 16°41′♐︎ | 26°36′♌︎ | 1°46′♐︎R | 26°31′♐︎ | 6°23′♎︎ | 19°21′♓︎ | 26°59′♈︎R | 9°52′♒︎ | 0°17′♒︎ | 8°14′♐︎ | 25°37′♌︎ | 26°31′♏︎ |
| 10 Th | 17°42′♐︎ | 9°15′♍︎ | 1°27′♐︎R | 27°47′♐︎ | 6°56′♎︎ | 19°26′♓︎ | 26°57′♈︎R | 9°54′♒︎ | 0°19′♒︎ | 8°17′♐︎ | 25°33′♌︎ | 26°38′♏︎ |
| 11 Fr | 18°43′♐︎ | 21°34′♍︎ | 1°19′♐︎R | 29°02′♐︎ | 7°28′♎︎ | 19°31′♓︎ | 26°55′♈︎R | 9°57′♒︎ | 0°21′♒︎ | 8°19′♐︎ | 25°30′♌︎ | 26°46′♏︎ |
| 12 Sa | 19°44′♐︎ | 3°38′♎︎ | 1°21′♐︎ | 0°17′♑︎ | 8°01′♎︎ | 19°37′♓︎ | 26°53′♈︎R | 9°59′♒︎ | 0°22′♒︎ | 8°21′♐︎ | 25°27′♌︎ | 26°54′♏︎ |
| 13 Su | 20°45′♐︎ | 15°33′♎︎ | 1°33′♐︎ | 1°33′♑︎ | 8°33′♎︎ | 19°43′♓︎ | 26°51′♈︎R | 10°02′♒︎ | 0°24′♒︎ | 8°24′♐︎ | 25°24′♌︎ | 27°01′♏︎ |
| 14 Mo | 21°46′♐︎ | 27°24′♎︎ | 1°54′♐︎ | 2°48′♑︎ | 9°05′♎︎ | 19°48′♓︎ | 26°49′♈︎R | 10°04′♒︎ | 0°26′♒︎ | 8°26′♐︎ | 25°21′♌︎ | 27°09′♏︎ |
| 15 Tu | 22°47′♐︎ | 9°14′♏︎ | 2°23′♐︎ | 4°03′♑︎ | 9°37′♎︎ | 19°55′♓︎ | 26°48′♈︎R | 10°07′♒︎ | 0°28′♒︎ | 8°28′♐︎ | 25°17′♌︎ | 27°16′♏︎ |
| 16 We | 23°48′♐︎ | 21°07′♏︎ | 2°59′♐︎ | 5°19′♑︎ | 10°09′♎︎ | 20°01′♓︎ | 26°46′♈︎R | 10°10′♒︎ | 0°30′♒︎ | 8°31′♐︎ | 25°14′♌︎ | 27°24′♏︎ |
| 17 Th | 24°49′♐︎ | 3°06′♐︎ | 3°42′♐︎ | 6°34′♑︎ | 10°41′♎︎ | 20°07′♓︎ | 26°45′♈︎R | 10°12′♒︎ | 0°32′♒︎ | 8°33′♐︎ | 25°11′♌︎ | 27°31′♏︎ |
| 18 Fr | 25°51′♐︎ | 15°13′♐︎ | 4°30′♐︎ | 7°49′♑︎ | 11°12′♎︎ | 20°14′♓︎ | 26°44′♈︎R | 10°15′♒︎ | 0°34′♒︎ | 8°35′♐︎ | 25°08′♌︎ | 27°39′♏︎ |
| 19 Sa | 26°52′♐︎ | 27°28′♐︎ | 5°23′♐︎ | 9°04′♑︎ | 11°44′♎︎ | 20°20′♓︎ | 26°42′♈︎R | 10°18′♒︎ | 0°36′♒︎ | 8°37′♐︎ | 25°05′♌︎ | 27°46′♏︎ |
| 20 Su | 27°53′♐︎ | 9°52′♑︎ | 6°21′♐︎ | 10°20′♑︎ | 12°15′♎︎ | 20°27′♓︎ | 26°41′♈︎R | 10°21′♒︎ | 0°38′♒︎ | 8°40′♐︎ | 25°02′♌︎ | 27°53′♏︎ |
| 21 Mo | 28°54′♐︎ | 22°26′♑︎ | 7°23′♐︎ | 11°35′♑︎ | 12°47′♎︎ | 20°34′♓︎ | 26°40′♈︎R | 10°23′♒︎ | 0°40′♒︎ | 8°42′♐︎ | 24°58′♌︎ | 28°01′♏︎ |
| 22 Tu | 29°55′♐︎ | 5°10′♒︎ | 8°28′♐︎ | 12°50′♑︎ | 13°18′♎︎ | 20°41′♓︎ | 26°39′♈︎R | 10°26′♒︎ | 0°42′♒︎ | 8°44′♐︎ | 24°55′♌︎ | 28°08′♏︎ |
| 23 We | 0°56′♑︎ | 18°06′♒︎ | 9°36′♐︎ | 14°06′♑︎ | 13°49′♎︎ | 20°49′♓︎ | 26°39′♈︎R | 10°29′♒︎ | 0°44′♒︎ | 8°46′♐︎ | 24°52′♌︎ | 28°15′♏︎ |
| 24 Th | 1°57′♑︎ | 1°14′♓︎ | 10°46′♐︎ | 15°21′♑︎ | 14°20′♎︎ | 20°56′♓︎ | 26°38′♈︎R | 10°32′♒︎ | 0°46′♒︎ | 8°49′♐︎ | 24°49′♌︎ | 28°22′♏︎ |
| 25 Fr | 2°58′♑︎ | 14°36′♓︎ | 11°59′♐︎ | 16°36′♑︎ | 14°51′♎︎ | 21°04′♓︎ | 26°37′♈︎R | 10°35′♒︎ | 0°48′♒︎ | 8°51′♐︎ | 24°46′♌︎ | 28°29′♏︎ |
| 26 Sa | 3°59′♑︎ | 28°14′♓︎ | 13°14′♐︎ | 17°52′♑︎ | 15°21′♎︎ | 21°12′♓︎ | 26°37′♈︎R | 10°38′♒︎ | 0°50′♒︎ | 8°53′♐︎ | 24°43′♌︎ | 28°36′♏︎ |
| 27 Su | 5°00′♑︎ | 12°09′♈︎ | 14°31′♐︎ | 19°07′♑︎ | 15°52′♎︎ | 21°20′♓︎ | 26°37′♈︎R | 10°41′♒︎ | 0°52′♒︎ | 8°55′♐︎ | 24°39′♌︎ | 28°43′♏︎ |
| 28 Mo | 6°02′♑︎ | 26°21′♈︎ | 15°50′♐︎ | 20°22′♑︎ | 16°22′♎︎ | 21°28′♓︎ | 26°36′♈︎R | 10°44′♒︎ | 0°54′♒︎ | 8°57′♐︎ | 24°36′♌︎ | 28°50′♏︎ |
| 29 Tu | 7°03′♑︎ | 10°49′♉︎ | 17°10′♐︎ | 21°37′♑︎ | 16°52′♎︎ | 21°36′♓︎ | 26°36′♈︎R | 10°47′♒︎ | 0°56′♒︎ | 8°59′♐︎ | 24°33′♌︎ | 28°57′♏︎ |
| 30 We | 8°04′♑︎ | 25°28′♉︎ | 18°31′♐︎ | 22°53′♑︎ | 17°22′♎︎ | 21°45′♓︎ | 26°36′♈︎ | 10°50′♒︎ | 0°58′♒︎ | 9°02′♐︎ | 24°30′♌︎ | 29°04′♏︎ |
| 31 Th | 9°05′♑︎ | 10°13′♊︎ | 19°53′♐︎ | 24°08′♑︎ | 17°52′♎︎ | 21°53′♓︎ | 26°36′♈︎ | 10°53′♒︎ | 1°01′♒︎ | 9°04′♐︎ | 24°27′♌︎ | 29°11′♏︎ |
Positions are tropical, at 00:00 UT; the lunar node is the mean node. Event times below are in your time zone: Turkey time (UTC+3).
This month in the sky
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3 December, 17:20
Full moon 11°15′ Gemini
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10 December, 19:54
Last quarter 18°28′ Virgo
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11 December, 08:34
Mercury turns direct 1°18′ Sagittarius
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11 December, 20:21
Venus enters Capricorn
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19 December, 00:43
New moon 26°48′ Sagittarius
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22 December, 03:48
Sun enters Capricorn
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26 December, 12:46
First quarter 4°27′ Aries
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29 December, 14:02
Saturn turns direct 26°36′ Aries