New moon September 2026 in Virgo

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 18°26′ Virgo, the Moon actually stands in front of Leo, the lion, not the constellation Virgo is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 18°25′ Virgo, is in front of Leo.

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

How close is the Moon?

At 376,642 km from Earth, this is the 7th closest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 6 September 2026 at 20:44 UTC, 4 days before the exact new moon, at 368,249 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 19 September 2026 at 404,210 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.

The tightest contact is a sextile from Mars, 1.3° from exact. A sextile from Mars offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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 evening sky after sunset, in front of Virgo.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Gemini.
• Jupiter is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Cancer.
• Saturn is up most of the night, in front of Cetus.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 18.6° 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 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 Aries on 26 September 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 10 October 2026.

A new moon in Virgo

The Sun and Moon meet in Virgo, so this new moon suits practical fresh starts. Small changes to routines and health tend to stick better than grand resolutions.

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

When the Moon is in Virgo

Virgo Moon days are practical and detailed. They suit lists, cleaning, health routines and finally sorting out the small things you've been avoiding.

More about the Moon in Virgo

The same moon in other years

• Last yearNew moon September 2025, Virgo
• Next yearNew moon September 2027, Libra
• Next new moon in VirgoNew moon August 2027, Virgo