Wednesday 9 December 2026. New Moon.

The Moon starts a new cycle. Name one thing to begin, and check it at the next Full Moon. Where it lands depends on your chart: the same degree is someone’s 10th house and someone else’s 4th.

In the sky on this date

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What today means for your work

The math is real. The meaning is reflective.

  1. 01 · In the sky

    New Moon in Sagittarius

    The New Moon falls in Sagittarius on 9 December. The next Full Moon follows on 24 December. These are calculated sky dates.

  2. 02 · At work

    Give one idea a small start

    You can use this New Moon as a prompt to try an idea you've kept in your notes. Choose something small enough to learn from. This is reflection, not a prediction.

  3. 03 · One move

    Write the first rough version

    On 9 December, choose one idea and make a rough note, sketch or draft. Keep it so you can review what you learned by the next Full Moon.

Where 16° Sagittarius lands in your chart

Your chart has twelve houses, and 16° Sagittarius sits in one of them. For one person that’s the money house. For someone else it’s daily work, or home. Your birth date, time and place decide which.

Each house ties the date to a different part of your work. Houses 2, 6 and 10 are the work houses: income, daily work and your public role.

  • If it’s your 2nd houseWork house

    Income and self-worth

    One change to what you charge or what you save.

  • If it’s your 6th houseWork house

    Daily work and craft

    One routine to start this month.

  • If it’s your 10th houseWork house

    Public leadership and reputation

    One goal for your role or your reputation.

See the other nine houses

  • If it’s your 1st house

    Identity and personal visibility

    How you'd like to show up in your work from here.

  • If it’s your 3rd house

    Communication and teaching

    One conversation you're ready to start.

  • If it’s your 4th house

    Foundations and inner ground

    A work habit you'd like to set up at home.

  • If it’s your 5th house

    Creative risk and authorship

    A project you want to begin for yourself.

  • If it’s your 7th house

    Clients and partnerships

    A partner or client you'd like to work with.

  • If it’s your 8th house

    Shared resources and depth work

    A shared plan or budget to set up properly.

  • If it’s your 9th house

    Publishing and bigger frameworks

    A course or skill to start learning.

  • If it’s your 11th house

    Community and networks

    A group or network you'd like to join.

  • If it’s your 12th house

    Rest and behind-the-scenes work

    A private goal you don't need to share yet.

Start with your chart

What is 16° Sagittarius in your chart?

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  • If it’s your 1st house

    Identity and personal visibility

    How you'd like to show up in your work from here.

  • If it’s your 2nd houseWork house

    Income and self-worth

    One change to what you charge or what you save.

  • If it’s your 3rd house

    Communication and teaching

    One conversation you're ready to start.

  • If it’s your 4th house

    Foundations and inner ground

    A work habit you'd like to set up at home.

  • If it’s your 5th house

    Creative risk and authorship

    A project you want to begin for yourself.

  • If it’s your 6th houseWork house

    Daily work and craft

    One routine to start this month.

  • If it’s your 7th house

    Clients and partnerships

    A partner or client you'd like to work with.

  • If it’s your 8th house

    Shared resources and depth work

    A shared plan or budget to set up properly.

  • If it’s your 9th house

    Publishing and bigger frameworks

    A course or skill to start learning.

  • If it’s your 10th houseWork house

    Public leadership and reputation

    One goal for your role or your reputation.

  • If it’s your 11th house

    Community and networks

    A group or network you'd like to join.

  • If it’s your 12th house

    Rest and behind-the-scenes work

    A private goal you don't need to share yet.

Related answer: What does the New Moon mean for my career?

Not a prediction. The chart locates the question. You still make the decision.

Coming up after 9 December

The whole tree

Every date from 1 September to 31 December has a page. Empty days show what is active and what comes next.

Find out what 16° Sagittarius is in your chart.

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