December 2026 Monthly Horoscope: All Signs
December 2026 brings the year to a close with three major stations packed into a single week, and a clear shift from resolution to a slower, more inward final stretch. Saturn and Neptune both turn direct within two days of each other, undoing the last of the year's long retrogrades, only for Jupiter to turn retrograde right behind them. The overall arc of the month is one of settling accounts before 2027 begins.
New Moon in Sagittarius (9 December)
The month opens with a New Moon in Sagittarius on 9 December, a forward-looking, expansive start well suited to setting intentions for the year ahead. With Saturn's station just a day away, this is a good moment to think about what structures actually deserve to carry into 2027, even if the concrete decisions wait a little longer.
Saturn Turns Direct (10 December)
Saturn stations direct on 10 December at 7° Aries, ending the retrograde that began back on 26 July. That five-month stretch asked hard questions about which commitments, projects, and responsibilities set up earlier in the year were genuinely built to last. With Saturn moving forward again, whatever survived that review gets real momentum behind it — and anything that quietly fell away during the retrograde is unlikely to be missed.
Neptune Turns Direct (12 December)
Two days later, on 12 December, Neptune stations direct at 1° Aries, closing out the retrograde it began on 7 July. Neptune's inward turn this year tested the bold new vision it had started sketching out in Aries after fourteen years in Pisces. As it moves forward again, that vision should feel more honest and less inflated than it did in the summer — whatever survived the scrutiny of Neptune retrograde is worth building on properly now.
Jupiter Stations Retrograde in Leo (13 December)
Just one day after Neptune turns direct, Jupiter stations retrograde on 13 December at 27° Leo — a striking cluster of three outer-planet stations inside a single week. Jupiter has been in Leo since 30 June, expanding confidence, creativity, and visibility all year, and this retrograde carries on into 2027. Rather than pushing outward for new opportunities, the closing weeks of 2026 favour consolidating and appreciating what Jupiter's time in Leo has already brought, ahead of a fresh push once it turns direct again next year.
Full Moon in Cancer (24 December)
The year's final Full Moon falls in Cancer on 24 December, right on Christmas Eve, opposite the Sun's position in Capricorn. This is an unusually fitting close to 2026 — Cancer's warmth and focus on home and family landing squarely in the middle of the holiday season, just as three major planets have finished settling their year-long business. It is a Full Moon for gathering in, both literally and emotionally.
How the Month Comes Together
The Sun crosses from Sagittarius into Capricorn around 21 December, bringing the solstice, while Venus had already made its own shift from Libra into Scorpio earlier in the month, on the 4th. With Saturn and Neptune both direct again and Jupiter newly turned inward, December 2026 closes a genuinely eventful year on a note of consolidation rather than fresh starts. The steadiest move through the month's final weeks is to finish what is already underway and let the Cancer Full Moon on the 24th mark a proper close before 2027 begins.
