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In short: Jupiter in your 6th house (a transit that asks for patience), Rahu into your 11th and Ketu into your 5th on 5 Dec, Saturn direct on 11 Dec and Jupiter retrograde on 13 Dec. Saturn keeps you in the central phase of Sade Sati. Best days: 1–2 Dec, 10–14 Dec, 22–23 Dec and 28–29 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 8th → 9th
5 Dec Rahu moves into Capricorn and Ketu into Cancer (mean node) Rahu to your 11th, Ketu to your 5th
9 Dec Amavasya (new Moon) in Scorpio, Jyeshtha nakshatra, 06:21 your 9th
11 Dec Saturn turns direct in Pisces your 1st
13 Dec Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo your 6th
16 Dec The Sun moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius your 9th → 10th
22 Dec Mercury moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius your 9th → 10th
24 Dec Purnima (full Moon) in Gemini, Ardra nakshatra, 06:58 your 4th

Overview

Jupiter keeps to Leo — your 6th from your Moon sign — through the 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 6th is not among its easy positions: workload, small health habits and quarrels need watching, and it pays to settle debts rather than add to them. From Leo it also looks at your 10th, your 12th and your 2nd houses (career; expenses and rest; money and family).

Saturn is in Pisces, your 1st house, retrograde until it turns direct on 11 Dec. Saturn over the Moon sign is the heart of Sade Sati: a heavier, quieter stretch that asks for routine, rest and patience with yourself. You are in the second (central) 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 12th house and Ketu in your 6th; from then on Rahu works from your 11th and Ketu from your 5th, where they stay for about eighteen months (the 2026–2028 node transit). Rahu in the 11th is a gainful position: networks, large organisations and new income routes help. Ketu in the 5th deepens study and spiritual interest; keep plans for children simple.

Love and marriage

Venus, the planet of love, begins the month in Libra (your 8th house). Venus in the 8th is, in the classical texts, a good position: gains and private pleasures.

The 7th house from your Moon is empty mid-month; what it receives comes through aspects. Saturn's aspect also reaches it, asking for patience and realistic expectations. Your 5th house of romance holds Ketu.

Career and money

The Sun starts the month in your 9th house — the Sun in the 9th tests ties with father or mentors; be patient. On 16 Dec it moves into Sagittarius, your 10th: the Sun in the 10th is excellent for work: recognition and success in tasks. Mercury enters Scorpio, your 9th, on 2 Dec. Mercury enters Sagittarius, your 10th, on 22 Dec.

Rahu sits in your 11th house (income and gains), so what the overview says about it applies directly to income and gains. 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 6th house: Mars in the 6th is strong: you beat deadlines and rivals, and health recovers quickly. Saturn on your Moon sign makes sleep and a fixed routine the best medicine. The Moon passes through your 8th house (chandrashtama) on 5–6 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: 1–2 Dec, 10–14 Dec, 22–23 Dec and 28–29 Dec. Careful days (chandrashtama): 5–6 Dec. Quieter days: 15–16 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 6th house on 10 Jan, Jupiter moves into Cancer (your 5th) on 25 Jan and a annular eclipse falls in your 11th on 6 Feb. Read the full year in the Pisces horoscope 2027.

Your exact chart, not just your Moon sign

A Moon-sign month is a forecast for one person in twelve. For your own timing, the Full Kundli Report reads the complete birth chart and the whole Vimshottari dasha timeline, and Your Year Ahead gives the next twelve months, month by month, from your own chart.

Sources

  1. Sunyra engine (positions verified against NASA/JPL Horizons; Lahiri ayanamsa; mean node)
  2. Phaladeepika of Mantreswara, ch. 26 (transits from the Moon)
  3. 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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