This Month’s Ephemeris
December 2024:
Ephemeris Tables for Midnight, ET
Where Are the Planets Now?
Here is the current month’s ephemeris table, showing the day-by-day positions by sign and degree of the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The True North Node is also included.
Click here to see this ephemeris and this month’s Asteroid Ephemeris.
Note: Positions given are for midnight Eastern Time (ET).
Key to Symbols:
The Signs of the Zodiac:
Aries | Libra | ||
Taurus | Scorpio | ||
Gemini | Sagittarius | ||
Cancer | Capricorn | ||
Leo | Aquarius | ||
Virgo | Pisces |
Planets & Luminaries:
Sun | Jupiter | ||
Moon | Saturn | ||
Mercury | Uranus | ||
Venus | Neptune | ||
Mars | Pluto* |
* Another glyph for Pluto is
In the ephemeris image, you’ll see retrograde planets marked with a red Rx symbol, while a black D means the planet is direct.
The planets/points included in this ephemeris are the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Pluto, and the True North Node. While the inner planets and luminaries move relatively quickly through the signs, the outer planets take many months or years to do so. For this reason, you often see only one sign for slower-moving planets in a given month.
Further, the Planetary Data column depicts Ingresses (planetary sign changes) and Stations (planetary changes of direction, whether direct or retrograde).
The middle column lists Lunar Ingresses, showing dates and times that the Moon changes zodiac sign, and Void Moon data.
Finally, the right column lists Lunar Phases (New, First Quarter, Full, and Last/Third Quarter) and, if occurring this month, eclipses are listed. A filled-in black circle signifies the New Moon, while an empty black circle represents the Full Moon.
This monthly ephemeris is based on the Tropical Zodiac. It lists planetary positions by sign and degree on a daily basis at midnight Eastern Time. Note that Eastern Time is 5 hours from UT.
See more: This Month’s Time Line Transits
See also:
Astrology This Week
Astrology Calendar: This Month
Astrology Calendars: Monthly, Yearly
This Month’s Transits
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