The sky in December 2026

December 2026 has a new moon in Sagittarius and a full moon in Cancer. Saturn turns direct, Neptune turns direct and Jupiter turns retrograde.

New moon in Sagittarius: Dec 9, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC, at 16°56′ Sagittarius.
Full moon in Cancer: Dec 24, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC, at 2°13′ Cancer.

Every event in December

Event	Exact time	Where
Venus enters Scorpio	Dec 4, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC	0° Scorpio
Mercury enters Sagittarius	Dec 6, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC	0° Sagittarius
New moon	Dec 9, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC	16°56′ Sagittarius
Saturn turns direct	Dec 10, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC	7°55′ Aries
Neptune turns direct	Dec 12, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC	1°36′ Aries
Jupiter turns retrograde	Dec 13, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC	27°01′ Leo
Sun enters Capricorn	Dec 21, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC	0° Capricorn
Full moon	Dec 24, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC	2°13′ Cancer
Mercury enters Capricorn	Dec 25, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC	0° Capricorn

Times are in UTC.

Retrogrades

Jupiter turns retrograde on Dec 13, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.
Saturn turns direct on Dec 10, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.
Uranus is retrograde all month.
Neptune turns direct on Dec 12, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.
Chiron is retrograde all month.

Where the planets are

Sun Sagittarius, then Capricorn from Dec 21
Mercury Scorpio, then Sagittarius from Dec 6, then Capricorn from Dec 25
Venus Libra, then Scorpio from Dec 4
Mars Virgo
Jupiter Leo
Saturn Aries
Uranus Gemini
Neptune Aries
Pluto Aquarius

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

Where does December land in your chart?

Each event falls in one part of your chart. Solstice reads the month against the chart you were born with and tells you which days matter to you.