Sky calendar December 2026

12 events this month: 1 New Moon, 1 Full Moon, 4 sign changes, 3 stations, 0 eclipses.

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4 Venus enters Scorpio

6 Mercury enters Sagittarius

9 New Moon in Sagittarius

10 Saturn turns direct in Aries

12 Neptune turns direct in Aries

13 Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo

21 The Sun enters Capricorn

24 Full Moon in Cancer

25 Mercury enters Capricorn

The grid places each event on its UTC date.

All events in December 2026

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Event	When (UTC)	Position
Last quarter Moon in Virgo	1 Dec, 06:08	9°03′ Virgo
Venus enters Scorpio	4 Dec, 08:14	–
Mercury enters Sagittarius	6 Dec, 08:33	–
New Moon in Sagittarius	9 Dec, 00:51	16°56′ Sagittarius
Saturn turns direct in Aries	10 Dec	7°55′ Aries
Neptune turns direct in Aries	12 Dec	1°36′ Aries
Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo	13 Dec	27°01′ Leo
First quarter Moon in Pisces	17 Dec, 05:42	25°17′ Pisces
The Sun enters Capricorn	21 Dec, 20:50	–
Full Moon in Cancer	24 Dec, 01:28	2°13′ Cancer
Mercury enters Capricorn	25 Dec, 18:22	–
Last quarter Moon in Libra	30 Dec, 18:59	9°05′ Libra

Times marked “about” are rounded to the hour, and slow-planet events are given by date only, because those moments cannot be computed to the minute with the software we use.