♍︎ VIRGO · DECEMBER 2026
Virgo Horoscope December 2026
♍︎ Summary
Home and family matters take the lead, and a short fuse may test your patience. Say what you mean, but wait a day before sending a sharp reply. December 8 brings a fresh start around home, December 12 loosens a stubborn issue, and December 31 ends the year with steady drive.
December puts your attention close to home. Mercury, your ruler, moves into Sagittarius and your 4th house on December 6, joining the Sun there. Conversations about family, living arrangements, roots and what you are ready to close out are likely to come up. As a Virgo you tend to analyze before acting, and this month the material for analysis sits right in your own household.
December 8 is the densest day. At 5:29 AM EST (2:29 AM PST) Mercury opposes Uranus in your 10th house, a pull between home life and career or public standing that asks for balance. Later, at 2:32 PM EST (11:32 AM PST), Mercury sextiles Pluto in your 6th house, an easy opening to look at daily routines honestly. That evening, at 7:52 PM EST (4:52 PM PST), the New Moon at 16°56′ Sagittarius lands in your 4th house. It reads as a quiet start: a good night to set an intention about home or family.
Mars sits in your 1st house all month, so your temper and your push to start things run closer to the surface. On December 4 at 2:27 PM EST (11:27 AM PST), Mars squares Uranus in your 10th house. Expect friction between your drive and a sudden change in work or reputation. Then on December 9 at 8:41 AM EST (5:41 AM PST), Mercury squares Mars, which can turn a thought into a blunt remark. Pause before you speak.
Things ease later. Saturn turns direct on December 10 in your 8th house, and Neptune does the same on December 12. Matters of shared obligations, intimacy and fear can move forward again after months of review. Mercury trines Saturn on December 11, which supports clear, patient talk about commitments. On December 31, the Sun and Mercury, both in your 5th house, trine Mars in your 1st house. At 6:30 PM EST (3:30 PM PST) the Mercury trine gives your ideas and your energy the same direction, a fitting way to close the year.
Virgo love horoscope
Venus enters Scorpio and your 3rd house on December 4, and on December 12 at 4:15 AM EST (1:15 AM PST) it sextiles Mars in your 1st house. That is an easy opening for honest, direct talk with someone you care about, if you take it. The New Moon on December 8 in your 4th house points to home as the place where closeness grows. On December 31 the Sun and Mercury in your 5th house of romance trine Mars, which favors warm, plain-spoken plans for the new year. Watch the sharp tone around December 9.
Virgo work horoscope
Mercury square Mars on December 9 can make a work disagreement flare, so keep written messages short and calm. Mars square Uranus on December 4 may bring a sudden change in your 10th house of career, and it is a good month to stay flexible. Mercury sextile Pluto on December 8 favors an honest look at daily routines in your 6th house. Saturn turning direct on December 10 supports finishing tasks that stalled, and Mercury trine Saturn on December 11 helps with steady planning.
The sky for Virgo in December 2026
Houses are whole-sign houses counted from Virgo as your 1st house. Dates are Eastern time. Computed with the site's ephemeris (methodology).
KEY DATES December 8 · December 31 · December 4 · December 12 · December 23
EVENTS IN DECEMBER 2026
| DATE · ET | PT | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| December 1 1:09 AM EST | 10:09 PM PST (Nov 30) | Last Quarter Moon at 9°03′ Virgo, your 1st house |
| December 4 2:02 AM EST | 11:02 PM PST (Dec 3) | ☿︎ Mercury square ♃ Jupiter (☿︎ Mercury in Scorpio, your 3rd house; ♃ Jupiter in Leo, your 12th house) |
| December 4 3:14 AM EST | 12:14 AM PST | ♀︎ Venus enters Scorpio, your 3rd house |
| December 4 2:27 PM EST | 11:27 AM PST | ♂︎ Mars square ♅ Uranus (♂︎ Mars in Virgo, your 1st house; ♅ Uranus in Gemini, your 10th house) |
| December 6 3:33 AM EST | 12:33 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury enters Sagittarius, your 4th house |
| December 7 5:19 AM EST | 2:19 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury trine ♆ Neptune (☿︎ Mercury in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♆ Neptune in Aries, your 8th house) |
| December 8 5:29 AM EST | 2:29 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury opposition ♅ Uranus (☿︎ Mercury in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♅ Uranus in Gemini, your 10th house) |
| December 8 2:32 PM EST | 11:32 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury sextile ♇ Pluto (☿︎ Mercury in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♇ Pluto in Aquarius, your 6th house) |
| December 8 7:52 PM EST | 4:52 PM PST | New Moon at 16°56′ Sagittarius, your 4th house |
| December 9 8:41 AM EST | 5:41 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury square ♂︎ Mars (☿︎ Mercury in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♂︎ Mars in Virgo, your 1st house) |
| December 10 6:23 PM EST | 3:23 PM PST | ♄ Saturn turns direct at 7°55′ Aries, your 8th house |
| December 11 8:23 AM EST | 5:23 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury trine ♄ Saturn (☿︎ Mercury in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♄ Saturn in Aries, your 8th house) |
| December 12 4:15 AM EST | 1:15 AM PST | ♀︎ Venus sextile ♂︎ Mars (♀︎ Venus in Scorpio, your 3rd house; ♂︎ Mars in Virgo, your 1st house) |
| December 12 5:13 PM EST | 2:13 PM PST | ♆ Neptune turns direct at 1°36′ Aries, your 8th house |
| December 12 7:58 PM EST | 4:58 PM PST | ♃ Jupiter turns retrograde at 27°01′ Leo, your 12th house |
| December 17 12:43 AM EST | 9:43 PM PST (Dec 16) | First Quarter Moon at 25°17′ Pisces, your 7th house |
| December 18 4:20 PM EST | 1:20 PM PST | ☉ Sun trine ♃ Jupiter (☉ Sun in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♃ Jupiter in Leo, your 12th house) |
| December 21 3:50 PM EST | 12:50 PM PST | ☉ Sun enters Capricorn, your 5th house |
| December 23 1:03 PM EST | 10:03 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury trine ♃ Jupiter (☿︎ Mercury in Sagittarius, your 4th house; ♃ Jupiter in Leo, your 12th house) |
| December 23 8:28 PM EST | 5:28 PM PST | Full Moon at 2°13′ Cancer, your 11th house |
| December 25 1:22 PM EST | 10:22 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury enters Capricorn, your 5th house |
| December 26 2:50 PM EST | 11:50 AM PST | ☿︎ Mercury square ♆ Neptune (☿︎ Mercury in Capricorn, your 5th house; ♆ Neptune in Aries, your 8th house) |
| December 30 1:59 PM EST | 10:59 AM PST | Last Quarter Moon at 9°05′ Libra, your 2nd house |
| December 30 6:52 PM EST | 3:52 PM PST | ☿︎ Mercury square ♄ Saturn (☿︎ Mercury in Capricorn, your 5th house; ♄ Saturn in Aries, your 8th house) |
| December 31 7:02 AM EST | 4:02 AM PST | ☉ Sun trine ♂︎ Mars (☉ Sun in Capricorn, your 5th house; ♂︎ Mars in Virgo, your 1st house) |
| December 31 6:30 PM EST | 3:30 PM PST | ☿︎ Mercury trine ♂︎ Mars (☿︎ Mercury in Capricorn, your 5th house; ♂︎ Mars in Virgo, your 1st house) |
Aspect words name the angle between two planets: sextile 60°, square 90°, trine 120° and opposition 180°. A planet that turns retrograde or direct seems to stand still and change direction.
PLANETS AT THE START OF DECEMBER 2026
- ☉ Sun9°00′ Sagittarius · house 4
- ☽︎ Moon8°24′ Virgo · house 1
- ☿︎ Mercury22°20′ Scorpio · house 3
- ♀︎ Venus28°06′ Libra · house 2
- ♂︎ Mars2°00′ Virgo · house 1
- ♃ Jupiter26°47′ Leo · house 12
- ♄ Saturn ℞8°00′ Aries · house 8
- ♅ Uranus ℞3°27′ Gemini · house 10
- ♆ Neptune ℞1°39′ Aries · house 8
- ♇ Pluto3°33′ Aquarius · house 6
℞ = retrograde: seen from Earth, the planet appears to move backward. House = whole-sign house counted from Virgo as your 1st.
BUSIEST HOUSES
- Your 4th house (Sagittarius): home, parents (traditionally the father), land and property, roots, endings · Sun, Mercury
- Your 1st house (Virgo): body, appearance, temperament, how you start things · Mars
- Your 8th house (Aries): other people's money, debts, inheritance, intimacy, fear and loss · Saturn, Neptune
Questions
✦Which planets are retrograde in December 2026?
Saturn (8°00′ Aries, your 8th house), Uranus (3°27′ Gemini, your 10th house), Neptune (1°39′ Aries, your 8th house) are retrograde at the start of December 2026.
✦Is December 2026 a good month for Virgo?
It is a mixed but useful month. Mercury and the Sun in your 4th house bring home and family into focus, while Mars in your 1st house can make you short-tempered. Patience in speech goes a long way.
✦What are the key dates for Virgo in December 2026?
December 8 brings Mercury opposite Uranus, Mercury sextile Pluto and the New Moon in your 4th house. December 4 has Mars square Uranus, December 12 has Venus sextile Mars and Neptune turning direct, December 23 has Mercury trine Jupiter and a Full Moon, and December 31 has Mercury trine Mars.
✦What does the December 8 New Moon mean for Virgo?
It falls at 16°56′ Sagittarius in your 4th house, at 7:52 PM EST (4:52 PM PST). It reads as a quiet start, so it suits setting an intention about home, family or roots.
How this is made: planetary positions and event times are computed by the site's ephemeris engine; the text is AI-written from that data and a fixed interpretation base, then passes automated fact, style and similarity checks. More on Virgo: Virgo traits.
By Dima Tretyak · Updated October 29, 2026 · For self-reflection, not prediction