Sky on 4 December 2026
Sidereal positions of the nine grahas at 12:00 UTC on 4 December 2026: sign and degree, nakshatra with pada, direction of motion, the tithi of the day and the nearest planetary events.
Friday. Sun in Scorpio. Moon in Virgo, nakshatra Chitra. Tithi: Krishna Ekadashi (11).
| Planet | Sidereal sign | Degree | Nakshatra | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 18°06′ | Jyeshtha, pada 1 | direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 27°05′ | Chitra, pada 2 | direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 2°58′ | Vishakha, pada 4 | direct |
| Venus | Libra | 5°51′ | Chitra, pada 4 | direct |
| Mars | Leo | 8°57′ | Magha, pada 3 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 2°40′ | Magha, pada 1 | direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 13°44′ | Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 4 | direct |
| Rahu | Aquarius | 0°03′ | Dhanishta, pada 3 | retrograde |
| Ketu | Leo | 0°03′ | Magha, pada 1 | retrograde |
Positions at 12:00 UTC; motion is the change between this noon and the previous one. Rahu and Ketu are the mean nodes and always move backwards.
Events on this day
No sign changes, stations, lunations or eclipses on this day.
Upcoming events
- — Rahu enters Capricorn
- — Ketu enters Cancer
- — New Moon (Amavasya) · Scorpio
- — Saturn turns direct
- — Jupiter turns retrograde
All times are UTC. Signs are sidereal (Lahiri ayanamsa), as used in Vedic astrology; they differ from Western tropical signs by about 24°. Day-level dates come from noon positions, so an ingress very close to midnight may fall on the neighbouring day in your time zone.
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Computed: 2026-10-12