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In short: Jupiter in your 7th house (a traditionally favourable transit), Rahu into your 12th and Ketu into your 6th on 5 Dec, Saturn direct on 11 Dec and Jupiter retrograde on 13 Dec. Saturn keeps you in Sade Sati's last phase. Best days: 7–11 Dec, 20–21 Dec and 26–27 Dec.
December 2026 at a glance
| Date (UTC+5:30) | In the sky | For your sign |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec | Mercury moves from Libra into Scorpio | your 9th → 10th |
| 5 Dec | Rahu moves into Capricorn and Ketu into Cancer (mean node) | Rahu to your 12th, Ketu to your 6th |
| 9 Dec | Amavasya (new Moon) in Scorpio, Jyeshtha nakshatra, 06:21 | your 10th |
| 11 Dec | Saturn turns direct in Pisces | your 2nd |
| 13 Dec | Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo | your 7th |
| 16 Dec | The Sun moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius | your 10th → 11th |
| 22 Dec | Mercury moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius | your 10th → 11th |
| 24 Dec | Purnima (full Moon) in Gemini, Ardra nakshatra, 06:58 | your 5th |
Overview
Jupiter stays in Leo, your 7th house from the Moon, all month. It turns retrograde there on 13 Dec, so its themes slow down and ask for review rather than new starts until it moves forward again. Jupiter in the 7th favours marriage and partnership: a proposal, a reconciliation or a good contract are traditionally more likely, and comforts increase. From Leo it also looks at your 11th, your 1st and your 3rd houses (income and friendships; personal matters; effort and messages), and its gaze on your Moon sign itself is traditionally protective.
Saturn is in Pisces, your 2nd house, retrograde until it turns direct on 11 Dec. Saturn in the 2nd is the last phase of Sade Sati: family duties and money need careful handling, and words spoken in tiredness cost more than usual. You are in the third and last phase of Sade Sati, the seven and a half years of Saturn around the Moon: tradition reads it as a time of slow building, not of punishment.
Rahu and Ketu change signs on 5 Dec by the mean node used on Sunyra (panchangs that use the true node give an earlier date). Until then Rahu is in your 1st house and Ketu in your 7th; from then on Rahu works from your 12th and Ketu from your 6th, where they stay for about eighteen months (the 2026–2028 node transit). Rahu in the 12th raises spending and the pull of foreign places; guard sleep and budget. Ketu in the 6th helps you cut through problems and recover well.
Love and marriage
Venus, the planet of love, begins the month in Libra (your 9th house). Venus in the 9th supports good deeds, travel and fortune.
Your 7th house of marriage holds Mars and Jupiter mid-month. What Mars and Jupiter bring there is described above; for love, it is the house to handle with the most care and warmth this month. The full Moon on 24 Dec falls in your 5th house, a natural point to say what you feel.
Career and money
The Sun starts the month in your 10th house — the Sun in the 10th is excellent for work: recognition and success in tasks. On 16 Dec it moves into Sagittarius, your 11th: the Sun in the 11th brings gains, honour and good health. Mercury enters Scorpio, your 10th, on 2 Dec. Mercury enters Sagittarius, your 11th, on 22 Dec.
Saturn sits in your 2nd house (savings and family money), so what the overview says about it applies directly to savings and family money. Astrology can help with timing; decisions about money still need numbers and sound advice.
Health and energy
Mars, the planet of energy, starts the month in Leo, your 7th house: Mars in the 7th can heat up partnerships; choose calm words with your spouse and colleagues. The Moon passes through your 8th house (chandrashtama) on 3–4 Dec and 30–31 Dec: tradition advises rest, no risky travel and no big decisions on those days. Read this as weather for your energy — anything worrying belongs with a doctor, not a horoscope.
Best and careful dates in December 2026
Best days: 7–11 Dec, 20–21 Dec and 26–27 Dec. Careful days (chandrashtama): 3–4 Dec and 30–31 Dec. Quieter days: 12–14 Dec.
How these are chosen: each day's Moon (at noon UTC+5:30) is counted from your Moon sign. The 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th are the classical upachaya houses where the transiting Moon helps effort and results; the 8th is chandrashtama, kept free of new beginnings; the 12th favours rest. Your own chart's dasha and tara bala can change any single day.
A remedy, as tradition
Saturn's passage is the month's slowest influence for you. On Saturdays, many families light a sesame-oil lamp, recite the Hanuman Chalisa or Shani stotra, and give food or warm clothes to someone who works with their hands. Tradition values the steadiness more than the scale. Remedies are a devotional tradition: optional, free, and never a substitute for practical help.
Looking ahead
Mars turns retrograde in your 7th house on 10 Jan, Jupiter moves into Cancer (your 6th) on 25 Jan and a annular eclipse falls in your 12th on 6 Feb. Read the full year in the Aquarius horoscope 2027.
Your exact chart, not just your Moon sign
This reading stops at your Moon sign. Your chart goes further: the Full Kundli Report covers the whole life from your exact birth time, and Your Year Ahead maps the coming twelve months for you alone.
Sources
- Sunyra engine (positions verified against NASA/JPL Horizons; Lahiri ayanamsa; mean node)
- Phaladeepika of Mantreswara, ch. 26 (transits from the Moon)
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, ch. 26 (graha drishti) (Santhanam)
Written by Sunyra Editorial. Astrology is a tradition of interpretation; read this as guidance, not a forecast. Disclaimer.
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