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Leo horoscope for December 2026
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The headline of the month
Neptune turns forward again in Aries on 13 December — trine your sign — a stretch for blur, imagination and what is hard to pin down.
The moons in December
The new moon on 9 December begins a new cycle in Sagittarius — trine your sign, a marker for what is worth starting.
The full moon on 24 December comes to a head in Cancer, a marker for what has been building.
Notable dates in December 2026
Every date below is a real astronomical event you can check against any ephemeris. The supportive / tense labels are not opinions either — they come from the same rulebook our astrology engine scores days with.
- 4 Dec
Mars meets Uranus by square on 4 December, drive, appetite and friction pulling against disruption and the sudden change of plan.
tense - 4 Dec
Mercury meets Jupiter by square on 4 December, talking, writing, deals and the fine print alongside scope, generosity and where things widen.
mixed - 4 Dec
Venus moves into Scorpio on 4 December — square your sign, bringing affection, taste and what you place value on into focus.
mixed - 6 Dec
Mercury moves into Sagittarius on 6 December — trine your sign, bringing talking, writing, deals and the fine print into focus.
supportive - 8 Dec
Mercury meets Uranus by opposition on 8 December, talking, writing, deals and the fine print pulling against disruption and the sudden change of plan.
tense - 9 Dec
Mercury meets Mars by square on 9 December, talking, writing, deals and the fine print pulling against drive, appetite and friction.
tense - 9 Dec
The new moon on 9 December begins a new cycle in Sagittarius — trine your sign, a marker for what is worth starting.
supportive - 11 Dec
Saturn turns forward again in Aries on 11 December — trine your sign — a stretch for structure, patience and what has to be earned.
mixed - 12 Dec
Venus meets Mars by sextile on 12 December, affection, taste and what you place value on alongside drive, appetite and friction.
mixed - 13 Dec
Jupiter turns back over ground it has already covered in Leo on 13 December — in your own sign — a stretch for scope, generosity and where things widen.
supportive - 13 Dec
Neptune turns forward again in Aries on 13 December — trine your sign — a stretch for blur, imagination and what is hard to pin down.
supportive - 18 Dec
Sun meets Jupiter by trine on 18 December, vitality and what you are visibly known for working with scope, generosity and where things widen.
supportive - 22 Dec
Sun moves into Capricorn on 22 December, bringing vitality and what you are visibly known for into focus.
mixed - 23 Dec
Mercury meets Jupiter by trine on 23 December, talking, writing, deals and the fine print working with scope, generosity and where things widen.
supportive - 24 Dec
The full moon on 24 December comes to a head in Cancer, a marker for what has been building.
mixed - 26 Dec
Mercury moves into Capricorn on 26 December, bringing talking, writing, deals and the fine print into focus.
mixed - 31 Dec
Mercury meets Mars by trine on 31 December, talking, writing, deals and the fine print alongside drive, appetite and friction.
mixed - 31 Dec
Sun meets Mars by trine on 31 December, vitality and what you are visibly known for alongside drive, appetite and friction.
mixed
December 2026 leans supportive for Leo: 6 supportive against 3 tense among the 18 notable transits above.
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Leo horoscope — FAQ
- Is this my horoscope?
- No — it is Leo's. Everything here is computed from the real sky for December 2026, which is the same sky for every Leo. What makes a reading yours is your birth chart, and that is what the free calculator builds.
- Why is this different from other Leo horoscopes?
- Every date on this page is a real astronomical event you can check against any ephemeris, and every "supportive" or "tense" label comes from the same rulebook our astrology engine scores with. Nothing here was written to sound encouraging.
- What would make it precise?
- Your birth chart. The sky is shared; the angles it makes to your chart are not, which is why two Leos get different strong days. Building the chart is free and takes about two minutes.
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