New moon December 2026 in Sagittarius

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 16°57′ Sagittarius, the Moon actually stands in front of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, not the constellation Sagittarius is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 16°56′ Sagittarius, is in front of Ophiuchus.

Why signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 404,678 km from Earth, this is the farthest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 25 November 2026 at 21:02 UTC, 13 days before the exact new moon, at 359,335 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 11 December 2026 at 406,407 km.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

No planet makes a major aspect to the Moon at this new moon, so it reads as the Sun and Moon on their own. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Virgo.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Leo.
• Saturn is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cetus.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 65.9° from the North Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the annular solar eclipse at the new moon of February 2027.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Cancer on 24 December 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 7 January 2027.

A new moon in Sagittarius

The Sun and Moon meet in Sagittarius, so this new moon looks outward. Plans for travel, study or a bigger view of your own life are worth sketching now.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Sagittarius

Sagittarius Moon days feel restless and hopeful. They're good for big plans, travel, study and honest talks, though tact can go missing.

More about the Moon in Sagittarius

The same moon in other years

• Last yearNew moon December 2025, Sagittarius
• Next yearNew moon December 2027, Capricorn
• Next new moon in SagittariusNew moon November 2027, Sagittarius