New moon June 2026 in Gemini

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 24°03′ Gemini, the Moon actually stands in front of Taurus, the bull, not the constellation Gemini is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 24°03′ Gemini, is in front of Taurus.

More about TaurusWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 357,208 km from Earth, this is the closest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 14 June 2026 at 23:20 UTC, 4 hours before the exact new moon, at 357,186 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 28 June 2026 at 406,256 km. When a full or new moon falls this close to perigee, tides tend to run a little higher than usual for a day or two.

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. Pluto is 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 in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Gemini.
• Venus is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cancer.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Aries.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Gemini.
• Saturn is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 68.2° from the South 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 total solar eclipse at the new moon of August 2026.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Capricorn on 29 June 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 14 July 2026.

A new moon in Gemini

The Sun and Moon meet in Gemini, so this new moon is about ideas, words and curiosity. A good moment to start a conversation, a course or a list.

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

When the Moon is in Gemini

Gemini Moon days are busy and chatty. Messages pile up, plans change and curiosity runs high, so it's a good time for errands, learning and catching up with people.

More about the Moon in Gemini

The same moon in other years

• Last yearNew moon June 2025, Cancer
• Next yearNew moon June 2027, Gemini