Leo (Simha) Monthly Horoscope: December 2026

In short: Jupiter in your 1st house (a transit that asks for patience), Rahu into your 6th and Ketu into your 12th on 5 Dec, Saturn direct on 11 Dec and Jupiter retrograde on 13 Dec. Saturn keeps you in a dhaiya (ashtama Shani). Best days: 5–6 Dec, 12–14 Dec and 22–25 Dec.

December 2026 at a glance

Overview

All month Jupiter holds Leo, which is your 1st house counted from your Moon. 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 over your own Moon sign is classically a restless passage: a change of place or role, more expense than usual and a wish to grow that needs a clear aim. From Leo it also looks at your 5th, your 7th and your 9th houses (romance and children; partnership; luck and learning).

Saturn is in Pisces, your 8th house, retrograde until it turns direct on 11 Dec. Saturn in the 8th (ashtama Shani, the other dhaiya period) is a slow, testing passage: guard health, avoid risky debts and finish what is already begun. A dhaiya lasts about two and a half years; steady habits soften it.

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 7th house and Ketu in your 1st; from then on Rahu works from your 6th and Ketu from your 12th, where they stay for about eighteen months (the 2026–2028 node transit). Rahu in the 6th is strong: you overcome competition and solve problems others avoid. Ketu in the 12th favours retreat, pilgrimage and letting go.

Love and marriage

Venus, the planet of love, begins the month in Libra (your 3rd house). Venus in the 3rd brings friends, influence and small luxuries.

The 7th house from your Moon is empty mid-month; what it receives comes through aspects. Jupiter's aspect falls on that 7th house — a traditional blessing on marriage talks and on making peace.

Career and money

The Sun starts the month in your 4th house — the Sun in the 4th can disturb domestic peace; keep home routines calm. On 16 Dec it moves into Sagittarius, your 5th: the Sun in the 5th brings worry about children or decisions; keep a clear head. Mercury enters Scorpio, your 4th, on 2 Dec. Mercury enters Sagittarius, your 5th, on 22 Dec.

None of the slower planets sits in your 2nd, 10th or 11th houses, so work and money follow the Sun and Mercury above and your own dasha. Treat this as a guide to timing effort, never as a reason for a risky investment.

Health and energy

Mars, the planet of energy, starts the month in Leo, your 1st house: Mars on the Moon sign brings heat and haste; channel it into exercise rather than arguments. Saturn in the 8th asks you not to ignore small, lingering complaints. The Moon passes through your 8th house (chandrashtama) on 17–19 Dec: tradition advises rest, no risky travel and no big decisions on those days. None of this replaces medical advice.

Best and careful dates in December 2026

Best days: 5–6 Dec, 12–14 Dec and 22–25 Dec. Careful days (chandrashtama): 17–19 Dec. Quieter days: 26–27 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 1st house on 10 Jan, Jupiter moves into Cancer (your 12th) on 25 Jan and a annular eclipse falls in your 6th on 6 Feb. Read the full year in the Leo horoscope 2027.

Your exact chart, not just your Moon sign

Everyone with the Moon in Leo shares this page. Your ascendant, your running dasha and the exact degrees in your chart decide which of these themes you actually feel. The Full Kundli Report reads your whole chart — nature, career, marriage and every dasha period of your life — and Your Year Ahead turns the next twelve months into your own calendar.

Written by Sunyra Editorial. Astrology is a tradition of interpretation; read this as guidance, not a forecast. Disclaimer.

Last reviewed 1 November 2026