. The Moon meets the Sun at 16°56′ Sagittarius, and a new lunar month begins.
Sun and MoonMercuryVenusPluto
The Moon and the Sun stand together around midday. Mercury, Venus and Pluto are up with them.New moon 16°56′ SagittariusA new moon is the start of a lunar cycle — the sky goes dark, the seed gets planted. Good for intention-setting and quiet beginnings. Whatever you start in this window will keep unfolding for two weeks toward the full moon.Mercury 4°04′ SagittariusMercury governs the moving parts: words, ideas, short trips, transactions. How you think out loud, how you listen, what holds your attention.Venus 3°12′ ScorpioVenus rules love, taste, money, and pleasure. What you find beautiful, who you reach for, how you receive. Less about romance per se and more about what you let in.Pluto 3°44′ AquariusPluto works underground — power, obsession, death-and-rebirth cycles. It moves slowly and changes things permanently. Where it sits is where life keeps composting you into someone new.
What it brings up
A new moon in Sagittarius starts a search. Travel, study, faith, a teacher, a bigger frame for a small life. Hope comes back easily under this moon. Choose one thing you want to learn this year and sign up before the week ends.
The planets it touches
No planet makes a close aspect to this new moon. It is a quiet one, and its sign carries the story.
Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.
Where does the new moon in Sagittarius fall in your chart?
16°56′ Sagittarius sits in one house of your chart, and it may touch a planet you were born with. That house is the part of your life this new moon lights up. Solstice finds it in your chart and talks with you about it on the day.
