December 2026 Astrology Calendar
Every moon phase, retrograde, eclipse and planetary ingress in December 2026, with exact dates.
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December 2026 — Highlights
- December 1 — Last Quarter Moon at 9° Virgo 03′
- December 9 — New Moon at 16° Sagittarius 57′
- December 17 — First Quarter Moon at 25° Pisces 17′
- December 24 — Full Moon at 2° Cancer 14′
- December 30 — Last Quarter Moon at 9° Libra 05′
- Neptune retrograde 2026-07-07 → 2026-12-12
- Saturn retrograde 2026-07-26 → 2026-12-10
- Jupiter retrograde 2026-12-13 → 2027-04-13
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The Last Quarter Moon at 9° Virgo 03′ turns the cycle toward release. It's a natural time to clear out, finish up, forgive, and make room for what's coming next.
2
Jupiter in Leo and Chiron in Aries are in graceful agreement, smoothing the path ahead. Themes of growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture are highlighted. Make the most of the ease, but don't get so comfortable that you let the moment drift past unused. The Moon glides into Libra, and harmony becomes the priority. Relationships, beauty, and fairness come into focus over the next couple of days. The Moon in Libra trines Uranus in Gemini, and change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine flows with unusual ease today. Lean into it.
3
The Moon in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries, calling for balance where discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment is concerned. Notice what gets mirrored back to you.
4
As Venus moves into Scorpio, the way you experience love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure shifts toward intensity, intimacy, and transformation. Mercury in Scorpio pushes against Jupiter in Leo, creating pressure that's asking to be channeled somewhere useful. Themes of growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture are highlighted. Resist the urge to force an outcome; instead, pour the tension into focused, productive work. Mars in Virgo and Uranus in Gemini grind against each other, and the friction is impossible to ignore. Themes of drive, desire, courage, and how you take action are highlighted. Address the friction head-on rather than avoiding it, and it can become genuine momentum. The Moon plunges into Scorpio, deepening everything it touches. Emotions intensify and you can see beneath the surface of things. A supportive Moon-Jupiter sextile links Libra and Leo, smoothing your dealings with growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture.
5
A Moon-Venus conjunction in Scorpio fuses emotion with love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure, making this a good moment to act on what you sincerely feel. The Moon in Scorpio sends a friendly sextile to Mars in Virgo, and drive, desire, courage, and how you take action feels easy to access if you make a small effort.
6
Mercury crosses into Sagittarius now, so the affairs it governs — your thinking, communication, and the way you process information — take on the qualities of adventure, philosophy, and the search for meaning for a while.
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Moon in Sagittarius wants room to roam. Stay open, stay hopeful, and let yourself dream a little bigger. The Moon joins Mercury in Sagittarius, blending your feelings with your thinking, communication, and the way you process information and giving the day an emotionally charged, focused quality.
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An opposition between Mercury in Sagittarius and Uranus in Gemini pulls you in two directions, asking for awareness rather than a quick fix. Themes of change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine are highlighted. Look for the middle path; the answer usually lies in honoring both sides rather than choosing one. The Sagittarius New Moon at 16° Sagittarius 57′ resets the lunar cycle and makes space for new beginnings. Set intentions around adventure, philosophy, and the search for meaning, and plant the seeds you'd like to watch grow over the coming month. A Moon-Sun conjunction in Sagittarius fuses emotion with your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose, making this a good moment to act on what you sincerely feel.
9
Mercury in Sagittarius pushes against Mars in Virgo, creating pressure that's asking to be channeled somewhere useful. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. Address the friction head-on rather than avoiding it, and it can become genuine momentum. With the Moon in Capricorn, discipline comes more naturally. Tackle responsibilities and build toward something lasting. With the Moon in Sagittarius trine Jupiter in Leo, growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture supports you quietly; a pleasant, harmonious current runs through the day.
10
Saturn turns direct today. Delays and second-guessing tied to discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment begin to ease, and you can act with renewed clarity. The Moon in Capricorn cooperates with Venus in Scorpio, lending a helpful, low-key boost to love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure.
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With the Moon still travelling through Capricorn, the day carries a familiar mood. Focus on goals and steady, responsible progress.
12
Jupiter stations retrograde, beginning a period to review, revise, and reconsider matters of growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture. Rather than pushing forward, this is the time to refine what already exists and revisit what you may have rushed past. Neptune resumes direct motion, releasing the brakes on imagination, intuition, dreams, and spiritual sensitivity. What's been under review can now be put into practice. Venus in Scorpio and Mars in Virgo work well together now, offering an opportunity if you're willing to act on it. Themes of drive, desire, courage, and how you take action are highlighted. A little action goes a long way today, so make the small move you've been putting off. The Moon enters Aquarius, cooling the emotional temperature and widening your perspective. Independence, originality, and community come to the fore. With the Moon meeting Pluto in Aquarius, matters of power, transformation, and deep psychological truth rise to the surface; what you feel and what's happening seem to point the same way.
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The Moon in Aquarius squares Venus in Scorpio, putting pressure on matters of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure as emotions snag. Work with the friction instead of against it. The Moon in Aquarius sends a friendly sextile to Mercury in Sagittarius, and your thinking, communication, and the way you process information feels easy to access if you make a small effort.
14
Moon in Pisces blurs the edges of the day. Trust your intuition and be gentle with yourself and others. With the Moon in Aquarius sextile Sun in Sagittarius, a quiet opportunity opens around your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose; take it.
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The Moon in Pisces harmonizes with Venus in Scorpio, so love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure comes more easily than usual. With the Moon in Pisces facing Mars in Virgo, drive, desire, courage, and how you take action comes into focus. Step back and hold both sides.
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The Moon in Pisces pushes against Mercury in Sagittarius, and your thinking, communication, and the way you process information can feel like an obstacle. Channel the restlessness somewhere useful.
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At 25° Pisces 17′, the First Quarter Moon asks for commitment under pressure. Stay with your goals even when the path gets steeper. Moon in Aries lights a fire under the next two days. Be brave, be first, and channel the restlessness into something physical. A tense Moon-Sun square between Pisces and Sagittarius stirs up your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose; don't let a passing mood make a lasting decision.
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Sun in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo flow together effortlessly, like a current carrying you downstream. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. This is a good day to advance plans that need a tailwind; the universe is cooperating. The Moon joins Saturn in Aries, blending your feelings with discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment and giving the day an emotionally charged, focused quality.
19
Moon in Taurus invites you to slow down and stabilize. Tend to your resources and enjoy something tactile and real. The Moon in Aries harmonizes with Sun in Sagittarius, so your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose comes more easily than usual.
20
The Moon in Taurus sits opposite Venus in Scorpio, pulling love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure into the light; awareness matters more than action here.
21
With the Sun's shift into Capricorn, a new season dawns; expect ambition, discipline, and long-term goals to color the weeks ahead. The Moon enters Gemini and the mind speeds up. Conversation, errands, reading, and quick exchanges all flow more easily now. The Moon joins Uranus in Gemini, blending your feelings with change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine and giving the day an emotionally charged, focused quality.
22
The Moon in Gemini cooperates with Saturn in Aries, lending a helpful, low-key boost to discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment. A graceful Moon-Pluto trine connects Gemini and Aquarius, making power, transformation, and deep psychological truth feel natural and unforced.
23
Mercury in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo are in graceful agreement, smoothing the path ahead. Themes of growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture are highlighted. This is a good day to advance plans that need a tailwind; the universe is cooperating. A Full Moon in Cancer at 2° Cancer 14′ floods the situation with light. Themes of emotional depth, home, and nurturing care reach a turning point, and what's been hidden tends to surface so it can be acknowledged and let go. The Moon comes home to Cancer, deepening feelings and pulling focus toward family, nurture, and the places you feel safe. Tend to your emotional needs. The Moon in Cancer opposes Sun in Capricorn, calling for balance where your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose is concerned. Notice what gets mirrored back to you.
24
With the Moon in Cancer at odds with Saturn in Aries, matters of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment bring a little pressure. Breathe before you react.
25
Mercury enters Capricorn, carrying its themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information into a fresh chapter shaped by ambition, discipline, and long-term goals. With the Moon in Leo, warmth and self-expression take center stage. Let yourself be seen and have some fun. With the Moon in Leo trine Neptune in Aries, imagination, intuition, dreams, and spiritual sensitivity supports you quietly; a pleasant, harmonious current runs through the day.
26
The Moon in Leo harmonizes with Saturn in Aries, so discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment comes more easily than usual.
27
With the Moon in Virgo, the urge to organize and improve grows strong. Small, practical efforts feel deeply satisfying. The Moon joins Jupiter in Leo, blending your feelings with growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture and giving the day an emotionally charged, focused quality.
28
The Moon and Mars align in Virgo today, so drive, desire, courage, and how you take action shapes the emotional tone of your day. Pay attention to your instincts.
29
The Moon glides into Libra, and harmony becomes the priority. Relationships, beauty, and fairness come into focus over the next couple of days.
30
The Last Quarter Moon at 9° Libra 05′ turns the cycle toward release. It's a natural time to clear out, finish up, forgive, and make room for what's coming next. The Moon in Libra trines Uranus in Gemini, and change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine flows with unusual ease today. Lean into it.
31
A harmonious trine links Sun in Capricorn and Mars in Virgo, and things in these areas of life simply feel easier. Themes of drive, desire, courage, and how you take action are highlighted. Make the most of the ease, but don't get so comfortable that you let the moment drift past unused. Mercury in Capricorn and Mars in Virgo are in graceful agreement, smoothing the path ahead. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. Enjoy the flow and put it to work on something that matters to you. The Moon in Libra cooperates with Jupiter in Leo, lending a helpful, low-key boost to growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture.
FAQ
When is the Full Moon in December 2026?
The Full Moon in December 2026 falls on December 24, at 2° Cancer 14′.
When is the New Moon in December 2026?
The New Moon in December 2026 is on December 9, in Sagittarius.
Is Mercury retrograde in December 2026?
No — Mercury is not retrograde in December 2026.