Leo · December 2026
December 2026 for Leo: the planets moving through your chart this month, read from your Sun sign. Read your Rising sign too if you know it — it often fits even better.
Until 21 December
Your month's theme: the 5th house of love & creativity
Joy is on the agenda. With the Sun lighting up your 5th house of romance, creativity and play, life asks you to stop being quite so sensible for a while. Flirt, dance, paint, perform, dress up — do whatever makes your heart feel warm and a little daring.
Single or partnered, this is the month to court pleasure. Plan a proper date, even if it is with yourself. Creative projects you once abandoned deserve another look, because inspiration runs strong now. Light a red candle and put on music that makes you move. I always say that happiness is a form of magic, and these weeks prove it. Whatever you create from joy carries an energy other people can feel.
From 21 December: the Sun moves into Capricorn, your 6th house
The Sun rolls up its sleeves this month as it passes through your 6th house of daily work, routines and wellbeing habits. Here the magic lives in ordinary things: how you begin your morning, what you put on your plate, how you arrange your desk and how kindly you speak to your own body.
Use this practical energy to tidy up your days. Improve one routine and keep it simple — an earlier night, a daily walk, ten quiet minutes with your tea before the world rushes in. At work, offer both your skill and your care; both will be noticed. Rosemary near your workspace keeps the mind clear. Small steady actions, repeated daily, are a spell in themselves.
9 December
New Moon in Sagittarius
A New Moon in your 5th house opens a cycle of romance, creativity and play. What brings you joy, and what do you want to create? Set intentions for love, art, fun and self-expression. Light a red or pink candle, put on music you love and write your wish with a flourish. Then do one playful thing within three days. The Universe responds to delight.
24 December
Full Moon in Cancer
The Full Moon in your 12th house stirs the depths of your inner world. Emotions may feel strong but hard to name, and your dreams become vivid. This is a sacred time for release. Take a salt bath, cry if you need to and let the water carry away old pain. Write what you are ready to forgive, then burn it. Peace follows surrender.
Mind & messages: Mercury in Sagittarius, your 5th house
Playful words and creative ideas flow while Mercury passes through your 5th house. Flirt with wit, write a love note, tell a story, start a project that makes you laugh out loud. A message from someone you fancy may arrive, or you may be the one to send it. Games, puzzles and hobbies refresh your busy mind. Let yourself think like a child for a while — that is where the best ideas live.
Love & pleasure: Venus in Scorpio, your 4th house
Venus moves into your 4th house, and home becomes your sanctuary. Buy flowers, light candles, cook for the people you love or invite someone special into your space. Family relationships can heal through small gestures of warmth. A modest touch of beauty at home goes a long way — a new cushion, a plant, a clean window. Place rose quartz by your door. Love that feels safe is the deepest kind.
Drive & desire: Mars in Virgo, your 2nd house
With Mars in your 2nd house, your drive goes into earning and building security. You are motivated to work hard for what you want and to defend your values when they are challenged. Watch for impulse spending, though. Channel the fire into a practical plan that grows your resources step by step. Effort made now shows results you can actually hold. Remember: your worth is not up for negotiation.
The bigger picture: Jupiter in Leo, your 1st house
When Jupiter enters your 1st house, a year of personal growth begins. Confidence rises, doors open and other people see your potential more easily than before. This is your time to reinvent yourself, start bold projects and take up more space in the world. Watch only the urge to overdo things. Light a purple candle on Thursdays, Jupiter's own day, and ask for wisdom alongside abundance. You are expanding — let it happen.
The bigger picture: Saturn in Aries, your 9th house
With Saturn in your 9th house, the next few years invite you to build a philosophy of your own. Serious study, journeys taken with purpose and testing your beliefs against real life all belong here. You may commit to a course, a teacher or a spiritual path. Faith matures from borrowed ideas into lived wisdom. Read slowly and deeply. What you learn now becomes the compass for the rest of your life.
Key dates in December
- 1 DecemberLast Quarter Moon in Virgo
- 4 DecemberVenus enters Scorpio
- 4 DecemberMars square Uranus
- 6 DecemberMercury enters Sagittarius
- 9 DecemberNew Moon in Sagittarius
- 9 DecemberVenus square Pluto
- 10 DecemberSaturn turns direct in Aries
- 12 DecemberVenus sextile Mars
- 12 DecemberNeptune turns direct in Aries
- 12 DecemberJupiter turns retrograde in Leo
- 17 DecemberFirst Quarter Moon in Pisces
- 18 DecemberSun trine Jupiter
- 21 DecemberSun enters Capricorn
- 23 DecemberSun square Neptune
- 24 DecemberFull Moon in Cancer
- 25 DecemberMercury enters Capricorn
- 29 DecemberSun square Saturn
- 30 DecemberLast Quarter Moon in Libra
- 31 DecemberSun trine Mars
Read from your Sun sign with whole-sign houses, using the real positions of the planets (UK time). See the whole sky in this week in astrology.