The moon
New Moon Astrology 2026–2027: Dates, Signs and Meaning
At a new moon the Sun and Moon line up in the same sign and the Moon is dark. Astrologers read it as a beginning: a good time to set an intention for the month ahead.
The next new moon
New Moon in Scorpio
· 16°53′ Scorpio
A new Moon in Scorpio is often read as a quiet, deep beginning: a commitment to honesty, a private goal, or the decision to end something that has run its course.
The next twelve
New Moon dates 2026–2027
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New Moon in Scorpio 16°53′
A new Moon in Scorpio is often read as a quiet, deep beginning: a commitment to honesty, a private goal, or the decision to end something that has run its course.
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New Moon in Sagittarius 16°56′
A new Moon in Sagittarius favors plans that widen your world: travel, study, a new philosophy or a bigger goal. Traditionally it is a hopeful, outward-looking start.
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New Moon in Capricorn 17°18′
A new Moon in Capricorn is traditionally a time for serious, long-range intentions: a structure to build, a goal measured in years, a commitment you mean to keep.
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New Moon in Aquarius 17°37′
A new Moon in Aquarius favors fresh ideas, friendships and causes. It is often read as a time to try a different approach or join something larger than yourself.
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New Moon in Pisces 17°34′
A new Moon in Pisces, the last of the zodiac’s cycle, is traditionally a time for rest, dreams and quiet intentions, a gentle start before the year’s energy picks up again.
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New Moon in Aries 16°57′
A new Moon in Aries, with the Sun and Moon together at the start of the zodiac, is traditionally the year’s boldest fresh start. A good moment to begin one thing you have been waiting to start.
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New Moon in Taurus 15°42′
A new Moon in Taurus is traditionally a time to plant something that will grow slowly: a savings habit, a garden, a routine. It favors steady intentions over dramatic ones.
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New Moon in Gemini 13°58′
A new Moon in Gemini favors fresh conversations, learning and writing. Traditionally it is a good time to start a course, send the message you have been drafting or open a new notebook.
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New Moon in Cancer 11°57′
A new Moon in Cancer turns attention to home, family and emotional safety. It is often read as a time to set intentions about how you want your private life to feel.
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New Moon in Leo 9°55′
A new Moon in Leo is traditionally a time to start something creative or joyful, something that is yours and that you would be proud to share.
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New Moon in Virgo 8°06′
A new Moon in Virgo favors practical beginnings: a better routine, a tidier workspace, a skill to practice. Small improvements are the point.
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New Moon in Libra 6°43′
A new Moon in Libra turns toward partnership, fairness and beauty. Traditionally it is a time to set intentions about a relationship or to make peace with someone.
Times are Eastern Time. Phase times use Jean Meeus’s Astronomical Algorithms (to within a minute or two), the Moon’s sign and degree come from our chart engine, and eclipses are found with Meeus’s eclipse method; very faint penumbral eclipses can be missed.
How to use a new moon
A new moon happens once a month, when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and its lit side faces away from us. Traditionally it is a time for beginnings: a plan, a habit, a fresh page.
Many people mark it by writing one intention in a single sentence and keeping it somewhere visible for the next four weeks. The sign the new moon falls in suggests what kind of beginning suits it.
When a new moon falls close to the Moon’s nodes it becomes an eclipse. Astrologers treat eclipses as louder versions of the same theme, with effects said to unfold over the following months.
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