Ephemeris: December 1997
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 Mo | 8°49′♐︎ | 19°43′♐︎ | 0°10′♑︎ | 22°57′♑︎ | 16°35′♑︎ | 16°37′♒︎ | 13°35′♈︎R | 5°39′♒︎ | 27°55′♑︎ | 5°35′♐︎ | 15°22′♍︎ | 11°51′♏︎ |
| 2 Tu | 9°50′♐︎ | 2°58′♑︎ | 0°59′♑︎ | 23°41′♑︎ | 17°21′♑︎ | 16°46′♒︎ | 13°34′♈︎R | 5°42′♒︎ | 27°57′♑︎ | 5°37′♐︎ | 15°18′♍︎ | 11°59′♏︎ |
| 3 We | 10°51′♐︎ | 16°25′♑︎ | 1°42′♑︎ | 24°24′♑︎ | 18°07′♑︎ | 16°56′♒︎ | 13°32′♈︎R | 5°44′♒︎ | 27°59′♑︎ | 5°40′♐︎ | 15°15′♍︎ | 12°06′♏︎ |
| 4 Th | 11°52′♐︎ | 0°01′♒︎ | 2°18′♑︎ | 25°06′♑︎ | 18°54′♑︎ | 17°05′♒︎ | 13°31′♈︎R | 5°46′♒︎ | 28°00′♑︎ | 5°42′♐︎ | 15°12′♍︎ | 12°14′♏︎ |
| 5 Fr | 12°53′♐︎ | 13°45′♒︎ | 2°47′♑︎ | 25°46′♑︎ | 19°40′♑︎ | 17°15′♒︎ | 13°30′♈︎R | 5°49′♒︎ | 28°02′♑︎ | 5°44′♐︎ | 15°09′♍︎ | 12°22′♏︎ |
| 6 Sa | 13°54′♐︎ | 27°36′♒︎ | 3°08′♑︎ | 26°26′♑︎ | 20°27′♑︎ | 17°25′♒︎ | 13°29′♈︎R | 5°51′♒︎ | 28°04′♑︎ | 5°47′♐︎ | 15°06′♍︎ | 12°30′♏︎ |
| 7 Su | 14°54′♐︎ | 11°34′♓︎ | 3°20′♑︎ | 27°04′♑︎ | 21°13′♑︎ | 17°35′♒︎ | 13°27′♈︎R | 5°54′♒︎ | 28°06′♑︎ | 5°49′♐︎ | 15°03′♍︎ | 12°37′♏︎ |
| 8 Mo | 15°55′♐︎ | 25°38′♓︎ | 3°22′♑︎R | 27°41′♑︎ | 22°00′♑︎ | 17°45′♒︎ | 13°27′♈︎R | 5°56′♒︎ | 28°08′♑︎ | 5°51′♐︎ | 14°59′♍︎ | 12°45′♏︎ |
| 9 Tu | 16°56′♐︎ | 9°48′♈︎ | 3°13′♑︎R | 28°16′♑︎ | 22°46′♑︎ | 17°55′♒︎ | 13°26′♈︎R | 5°59′♒︎ | 28°09′♑︎ | 5°54′♐︎ | 14°56′♍︎ | 12°52′♏︎ |
| 10 We | 17°57′♐︎ | 24°03′♈︎ | 2°54′♑︎R | 28°50′♑︎ | 23°33′♑︎ | 18°06′♒︎ | 13°25′♈︎R | 6°02′♒︎ | 28°11′♑︎ | 5°56′♐︎ | 14°53′♍︎ | 13°00′♏︎ |
| 11 Th | 18°58′♐︎ | 8°19′♉︎ | 2°23′♑︎R | 29°23′♑︎ | 24°19′♑︎ | 18°16′♒︎ | 13°24′♈︎R | 6°04′♒︎ | 28°13′♑︎ | 5°58′♐︎ | 14°50′♍︎ | 13°07′♏︎ |
| 12 Fr | 19°59′♐︎ | 22°34′♉︎ | 1°40′♑︎R | 29°54′♑︎ | 25°06′♑︎ | 18°27′♒︎ | 13°24′♈︎R | 6°07′♒︎ | 28°15′♑︎ | 6°01′♐︎ | 14°47′♍︎ | 13°15′♏︎ |
| 13 Sa | 21°00′♐︎ | 6°42′♊︎ | 0°47′♑︎R | 0°24′♒︎ | 25°53′♑︎ | 18°37′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎R | 6°10′♒︎ | 28°17′♑︎ | 6°03′♐︎ | 14°44′♍︎ | 13°22′♏︎ |
| 14 Su | 22°01′♐︎ | 20°37′♊︎ | 29°44′♐︎R | 0°52′♒︎ | 26°39′♑︎ | 18°48′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎R | 6°12′♒︎ | 28°19′♑︎ | 6°05′♐︎ | 14°40′♍︎ | 13°29′♏︎ |
| 15 Mo | 23°02′♐︎ | 4°16′♋︎ | 28°32′♐︎R | 1°18′♒︎ | 27°26′♑︎ | 18°59′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎R | 6°15′♒︎ | 28°21′♑︎ | 6°08′♐︎ | 14°37′♍︎ | 13°37′♏︎ |
| 16 Tu | 24°03′♐︎ | 17°35′♋︎ | 27°14′♐︎R | 1°42′♒︎ | 28°13′♑︎ | 19°10′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎R | 6°18′♒︎ | 28°23′♑︎ | 6°10′♐︎ | 14°34′♍︎ | 13°44′♏︎ |
| 17 We | 25°04′♐︎ | 0°33′♌︎ | 25°52′♐︎R | 2°05′♒︎ | 29°00′♑︎ | 19°21′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎ | 6°21′♒︎ | 28°25′♑︎ | 6°12′♐︎ | 14°31′♍︎ | 13°51′♏︎ |
| 18 Th | 26°05′♐︎ | 13°09′♌︎ | 24°29′♐︎R | 2°26′♒︎ | 29°47′♑︎ | 19°32′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎ | 6°23′♒︎ | 28°27′♑︎ | 6°14′♐︎ | 14°28′♍︎ | 13°58′♏︎ |
| 19 Fr | 27°07′♐︎ | 25°27′♌︎ | 23°08′♐︎R | 2°45′♒︎ | 0°34′♒︎ | 19°44′♒︎ | 13°23′♈︎ | 6°26′♒︎ | 28°29′♑︎ | 6°17′♐︎ | 14°24′♍︎ | 14°05′♏︎ |
| 20 Sa | 28°08′♐︎ | 7°30′♍︎ | 21°51′♐︎R | 3°01′♒︎ | 1°21′♒︎ | 19°55′♒︎ | 13°24′♈︎ | 6°29′♒︎ | 28°31′♑︎ | 6°19′♐︎ | 14°21′♍︎ | 14°12′♏︎ |
| 21 Su | 29°09′♐︎ | 19°23′♍︎ | 20°41′♐︎R | 3°16′♒︎ | 2°08′♒︎ | 20°07′♒︎ | 13°24′♈︎ | 6°32′♒︎ | 28°33′♑︎ | 6°21′♐︎ | 14°18′♍︎ | 14°19′♏︎ |
| 22 Mo | 0°10′♑︎ | 1°11′♎︎ | 19°39′♐︎R | 3°29′♒︎ | 2°55′♒︎ | 20°18′♒︎ | 13°25′♈︎ | 6°35′♒︎ | 28°35′♑︎ | 6°23′♐︎ | 14°15′♍︎ | 14°26′♏︎ |
| 23 Tu | 1°11′♑︎ | 13°00′♎︎ | 18°47′♐︎R | 3°39′♒︎ | 3°42′♒︎ | 20°30′♒︎ | 13°25′♈︎ | 6°38′♒︎ | 28°37′♑︎ | 6°26′♐︎ | 14°12′♍︎ | 14°33′♏︎ |
| 24 We | 2°12′♑︎ | 24°55′♎︎ | 18°05′♐︎R | 3°47′♒︎ | 4°29′♒︎ | 20°42′♒︎ | 13°26′♈︎ | 6°41′♒︎ | 28°39′♑︎ | 6°28′♐︎ | 14°09′♍︎ | 14°39′♏︎ |
| 25 Th | 3°13′♑︎ | 7°01′♏︎ | 17°35′♐︎R | 3°53′♒︎ | 5°16′♒︎ | 20°53′♒︎ | 13°27′♈︎ | 6°44′♒︎ | 28°41′♑︎ | 6°30′♐︎ | 14°05′♍︎ | 14°46′♏︎ |
| 26 Fr | 4°14′♑︎ | 19°23′♏︎ | 17°15′♐︎R | 3°56′♒︎ | 6°03′♒︎ | 21°05′♒︎ | 13°28′♈︎ | 6°47′♒︎ | 28°43′♑︎ | 6°32′♐︎ | 14°02′♍︎ | 14°52′♏︎ |
| 27 Sa | 5°15′♑︎ | 2°04′♐︎ | 17°05′♐︎R | 3°57′♒︎R | 6°50′♒︎ | 21°17′♒︎ | 13°29′♈︎ | 6°50′♒︎ | 28°45′♑︎ | 6°34′♐︎ | 13°59′♍︎ | 14°59′♏︎ |
| 28 Su | 6°17′♑︎ | 15°04′♐︎ | 17°05′♐︎ | 3°55′♒︎R | 7°37′♒︎ | 21°30′♒︎ | 13°30′♈︎ | 6°54′♒︎ | 28°47′♑︎ | 6°36′♐︎ | 13°56′♍︎ | 15°05′♏︎ |
| 29 Mo | 7°18′♑︎ | 28°25′♐︎ | 17°14′♐︎ | 3°51′♒︎R | 8°24′♒︎ | 21°42′♒︎ | 13°32′♈︎ | 6°57′♒︎ | 28°49′♑︎ | 6°38′♐︎ | 13°53′♍︎ | 15°12′♏︎ |
| 30 Tu | 8°19′♑︎ | 12°03′♑︎ | 17°31′♐︎ | 3°45′♒︎R | 9°11′♒︎ | 21°54′♒︎ | 13°33′♈︎ | 7°00′♒︎ | 28°52′♑︎ | 6°41′♐︎ | 13°49′♍︎ | 15°18′♏︎ |
| 31 We | 9°20′♑︎ | 25°55′♑︎ | 17°57′♐︎ | 3°36′♒︎R | 9°58′♒︎ | 22°06′♒︎ | 13°35′♈︎ | 7°03′♒︎ | 28°54′♑︎ | 6°43′♐︎ | 13°46′♍︎ | 15°24′♏︎ |
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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7 December, 08:09
First quarter 15°10′ Pisces
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7 December, 18:55
Mercury turns retrograde 3°22′ Capricorn
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12 December, 06:19
Venus enters Aquarius
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13 December, 20:20
Mercury enters Sagittarius (R)
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14 December, 04:37
Full moon 22°08′ Gemini
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16 December, 08:18
Saturn turns direct 13°23′ Aries
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18 December, 08:29
Mars enters Aquarius
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21 December, 21:57
Sun enters Capricorn
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21 December, 23:44
Last quarter 0°04′ Libra
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26 December, 23:14
Venus turns retrograde 3°57′ Aquarius
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27 December, 13:48
Mercury turns direct 17°04′ Sagittarius
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29 December, 18:57
New moon 8°01′ Capricorn