Moon calendar: December 2026
Every moon phase, the Moon's sign each day and the key lunar dates for December 2026, calculated from real astronomical positions.
Key moon dates
- Last Quarter · in ♍︎ Virgo
- New Moon · in ♐︎ Sagittarius
- First Quarter · in ♓︎ Pisces
- Full Moon · Cold Moon · in ♋︎ Cancer
- Last Quarter · in ♎︎ Libra
Times are shown in your local time when JavaScript is on, otherwise in UTC.
How to use this month's moon
New Moon in Sagittarius (December 9). A good checkpoint for plans that stretch you, like a trip, a course or a bold goal. Write down the very first step.
Full Moon in Cancer (December 24). Time to review emotional bookkeeping. Ask where you have been caring for everyone except yourself.
Using the lunar cycle as a planning rhythm gives you a natural reset roughly every two weeks: set intentions at the new moon, check progress at the full moon. More in the new moon routine and the full moon reset.
Retrogrades during December 2026
- Jupiter is retrograde from December 13 until April 13, 2027.
- Saturn is retrograde until December 11, 2026.
- Uranus is retrograde until February 8, 2027.
- Neptune is retrograde until December 12, 2026.
See every date in the retrograde calendar.
Day by day
| Date | Phase | Lit | Moon in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | Last Quarter | 47% | ♍︎ Virgo |
| Wed 2 | Waning Crescent | 37% | ♍︎ Virgo Virgo → Libra, |
| Thu 3 | Waning Crescent | 27% | ♎︎ Libra |
| Fri 4 | Waning Crescent | 19% | ♎︎ Libra |
| Sat 5 | Waning Crescent | 12% | ♏︎ Scorpio Libra → Scorpio, |
| Sun 6 | Waning Crescent | 6% | ♏︎ Scorpio |
| Mon 7 | Waning Crescent | 2% | ♏︎ Scorpio Scorpio → Sagittarius, |
| Tue 8 | Waning Crescent | 0% | ♐︎ Sagittarius |
| Wed 9 | New Moon | 0% | ♐︎ Sagittarius |
| Thu 10 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | ♑︎ Capricorn Sagittarius → Capricorn, |
| Fri 11 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | ♑︎ Capricorn |
| Sat 12 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | ♑︎ Capricorn Capricorn → Aquarius, |
| Sun 13 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | ♒︎ Aquarius |
| Mon 14 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | ♒︎ Aquarius |
| Tue 15 | Waxing Crescent | 33% | ♓︎ Pisces Aquarius → Pisces, |
| Wed 16 | Waxing Crescent | 43% | ♓︎ Pisces |
| Thu 17 | First Quarter | 53% | ♓︎ Pisces Pisces → Aries, |
| Fri 18 | Waxing Gibbous | 63% | ♈︎ Aries |
| Sat 19 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | ♈︎ Aries Aries → Taurus, |
| Sun 20 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | ♉︎ Taurus |
| Mon 21 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | ♉︎ Taurus Taurus → Gemini, |
| Tue 22 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | ♊︎ Gemini |
| Wed 23 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | ♊︎ Gemini Gemini → Cancer, |
| Thu 24 | Full Moon | 100% | ♋︎ Cancer |
| Fri 25 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | ♋︎ Cancer Cancer → Leo, |
| Sat 26 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | ♌︎ Leo |
| Sun 27 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | ♌︎ Leo Leo → Virgo, |
| Mon 28 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | ♍︎ Virgo |
| Tue 29 | Waning Gibbous | 64% | ♍︎ Virgo |
| Wed 30 | Last Quarter | 53% | ♎︎ Libra Virgo → Libra, |
| Thu 31 | Waning Crescent | 43% | ♎︎ Libra |
Phase, illumination and sign are given for 12:00 UTC each day. Sign changes show the exact moment the Moon moves into the next sign.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine. Astrological meanings are for reflection and planning, not prediction.