Sagittarius Season 2026: First Day, Exact Time and What It Brings
Sagittarius season 2026 starts on Sunday, November 22 at 07:23 UTC (2:23 am Eastern) and runs to the winter solstice on December 21. Both retrogrades are over, Jupiter sits in Leo and the Beaver Moon falls on Uranus two days in. Exact times in your zone, every date and what the season means for your sign.
Last updated 15 October 2026
Sagittarius season 2026 runs from November 22 to December 21. The Sun enters Sagittarius at 07:23 UTC on November 22, which is 2:23 am Eastern, 11:23 pm Pacific on November 21 and 7:23 am in the UK. After six weeks of Venus and Mercury retrograde, the sky finally moves forward. The Beaver Full Moon lands on Uranus on November 24, Mars enters Virgo on the 25th, the Sagittarius New Moon falls on December 8 and the season ends at the solstice.
The facts
How these are calculated: positions and times are computed with our ephemeris (geocentric, tropical zodiac) and are checked against published ephemerides. The sign-by-sign notes use whole-sign houses. Our method.
When does Sagittarius season start in 2026?
Sagittarius season 2026 starts on Sunday, November 22, when the Sun enters Sagittarius at 07:23 UTC. It ends on December 21 at 20:50 UTC, the moment of the winter solstice, when the Sun enters Capricorn. November 22 is the first day of the season in most of the world. On the US West Coast, in Hawaii and in Alaska the ingress falls late on the evening of November 21.
What is happening
Sagittarius season is the last full sign of the astrological year before the solstice. The Sun crosses 0 degrees of Sagittarius at 07:23 UTC on November 22, 2026 and reaches 0 degrees of Capricorn at 20:50 UTC on December 21, the northern winter solstice.
Astrologers read the mood as lifting after Scorpio. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter, which tradition calls the planet of expansion, faith and luck, and astrologers read its season as turning attention from what lies beneath to what lies beyond: travel, study, belief, publishing, honesty and the search for something bigger than the daily grind.
The exact moment in your time zone
| Where | Local time the Sun enters Sagittarius | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New York, Toronto and the US East Coast | 2:23 am EST | November 22 |
| Chicago and the Central zone | 1:23 am CST | November 22 |
| Denver and the Mountain zone | 12:23 am MST | November 22 |
| Los Angeles and Vancouver | 11:23 pm PST | November 21 |
| Anchorage | 10:23 pm AKST | November 21 |
| Honolulu | 9:23 pm HST | November 21 |
| London and the UK | 7:23 am GMT | November 22 |
| India | 12:53 pm IST | November 22 |
| Sydney | 6:23 pm AEDT | November 22 |
| Universal Time | 07:23 UTC | November 22 |
On the West Coast the season technically opens late on the 21st. Everywhere else it is the 22nd.
Sagittarius season start dates, 2024 to 2030
The start moves between November 21 and November 22 from year to year, about six hours later in the calendar each year until a leap year pulls it back. These are the exact moments, computed with the ephemeris that powers our charts:
| Year | Sun enters Sagittarius (UTC) | US Eastern time |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November 21, 19:56 | November 21, 2:56 pm EST |
| 2025 | November 22, 01:35 | November 21, 8:35 pm EST |
| 2026 | November 22, 07:23 | November 22, 2:23 am EST |
| 2027 | November 22, 13:16 | November 22, 8:16 am EST |
| 2028 | November 21, 18:54 | November 21, 1:54 pm EST |
| 2029 | November 22, 00:49 | November 21, 7:49 pm EST |
| 2030 | November 22, 06:44 | November 22, 1:44 am EST |
Am I a Scorpio or a Sagittarius if I was born on November 21 or 22?
It depends on the year and the minute of birth. Someone born on November 22, 2026 before 07:23 UTC is a Scorpio. Someone born after it is a Sagittarius. Check the year in the table above, or let our free birth chart reading compute the Sun's exact degree from your birth date, time and place.
Every date that matters in Sagittarius season 2026
| Date | Event | Exact position | Time (ET / UK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | Sun enters Sagittarius | 0 degrees Sagittarius | 2:23 am EST / 7:23 am GMT |
| November 24 | Sun trine Neptune | 1 degree 43 minutes Sagittarius | 7:15 pm EST November 23 / 12:15 am GMT |
| November 24 | Beaver Full Moon in Gemini, conjunct Uranus | 2 degrees 20 minutes Gemini | 9:54 am EST / 2:54 pm GMT |
| November 25 | Sun opposite Uranus | 3 degrees 41 minutes Sagittarius | 5:45 pm EST / 10:45 pm GMT |
| November 25 | Mars enters Virgo | 0 degrees Virgo | 6:37 pm EST / 11:37 pm GMT |
| November 26 | US Thanksgiving, Moon enters Cancer | Sun at 4 degrees Sagittarius | all day |
| November 30 | Mercury clears its post-retrograde shadow | 20 degrees 59 minutes Scorpio | all day |
| December 4 | Venus re-enters Scorpio | 0 degrees Scorpio | 3:14 am EST / 8:14 am GMT |
| December 6 | Mercury enters Sagittarius | 0 degrees Sagittarius | 3:33 am EST / 8:33 am GMT |
| December 8 | New Moon in Sagittarius | 16 degrees 57 minutes Sagittarius | 7:52 pm EST / 12:52 am GMT December 9 |
| December 10 | Saturn stations direct | 7 degrees 56 minutes Aries | 6:31 pm EST / 11:31 pm GMT |
| December 12 | Neptune stations direct | 1 degree 37 minutes Aries | 5:13 pm EST / 10:13 pm GMT |
| December 13 | Jupiter stations retrograde | 27 degrees 01 minute Leo | 7:57 pm EST December 12 / 12:57 am GMT |
| December 15 | Venus clears its post-retrograde shadow | 8 degrees 29 minutes Scorpio | all day |
| December 21 | Winter solstice, Sun enters Capricorn | 0 degrees Capricorn | 3:50 pm EST / 8:50 pm GMT |
What it means now
Where Scorpio merged, Sagittarius ranges. The sign wants distance, perspective and a story big enough to hold what the last six weeks dredged up. After a Venus retrograde read as bringing old loves back and a Mercury retrograde read as reopening old conversations, astrologers read this season through the themes of plain speech, belief and a new direction.
Astrologers read the practical shape as a release of pressure: a theme of stalled plans from October and November moving, with travel, courses, applications and publishing as the season's natural focus. The Sagittarius shadow is the same as its gift: too much, too far and too fast, plus a truth told bluntly enough to wound. The archer's symbol carries the reminder: aim comes before release.
Both retrogrades are over, and the shadows clear inside the season
Mercury turned direct on November 13 and Venus followed the same evening. Neither is fully clear of its retrograde ground when the season begins. Mercury returns to 20 degrees 59 minutes of Scorpio, the degree it stationed at, on November 30. Venus returns to 8 degrees 29 minutes of Scorpio on December 15.
Astrologers treat those two dates as the close of each retrograde cycle. In the tradition, November 30 ends Mercury's chapter of communication, contracts and travel, and December 15 ends Venus's chapter of love and money, with the retrograde read as the review that came before.
The Beaver Moon on Uranus
Two days into the season the Full Moon rises at 2 degrees 20 minutes of Gemini, within a degree and a half of Uranus. The Sun opposes Uranus exactly the next day, November 25. The Moon is also within a day of perigee, its closest approach to Earth, so it looks unusually large and bright: a near-supermoon by the strict distance rule and a full supermoon by the looser one most almanacs use.
Astrologers read Uranus on a Full Moon as surprise: a theme of news, changed plans and someone saying the unexpected thing. Gemini makes it about words and information, and the Sun trine Neptune the same day is read as softening the shock into something more like revelation. Astrologers would point to it if the Thanksgiving table feels lively this year, and they read a Uranus surprise as information rather than a verdict.
Mars into Virgo, and a Thanksgiving with a Cancer Moon
Mars leaves Leo for Virgo on November 25 after nearly two months of loud fire energy, capped by its conjunction with Jupiter on November 16. Astrologers read Mars in Virgo as precise drive: work, health, repairs and the fixing of small broken things. The shadow is criticism sharpened into a weapon, and Mars enters the day before US Thanksgiving. The Moon moves into Cancer that morning, which astrologers read as pulling the holiday back toward home, food and family feeling. In that reading, Mars in Virgo is about fixing the dinner, not the relatives.
Jupiter, the ruler, turns retrograde in Leo
Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, and Jupiter spends the season in Leo, a fire sign in harmonious trine to Sagittarius. Astrologers read that as a generous, confident placement for the season's ruler. On December 13 Jupiter stations retrograde at 27 degrees 01 minute of Leo which astrologers read as four months of review. In that reading, big plans from the first three weeks of the season get a second look from mid-December, a theme of refinement that runs into the new year.
The Sagittarius New Moon and the outer planets turn direct
The New Moon at 16 degrees 57 minutes of Sagittarius comes on December 8 at 7:52 pm Eastern. It is the year's last new moon, which astrologers treat as the natural place for a 2027 intention about meaning rather than metrics. Two days later Saturn turns direct in Aries, and Neptune follows on December 12. Both have been retrograde since the summer. Astrologers read their forward turn, in the sign of the self, as the structures and dreams stalled since July moving forward again.
Questions for this season
In the tradition, Sagittarius season is read as the turn from Scorpio's depths to the wider horizon: travel, study, publishing and saying what you believe. Astrologers read November 30 and December 15 as the close of the two retrograde cycles, the Beaver Moon on Uranus as surprise that arrives as information and Jupiter's retrograde station on December 13 as the start of a review of the year's big plans.
- Which trip, course or piece of writing keeps returning to your mind, and what draws you to it?
- What do you believe now that you did not believe before the autumn retrogrades?
- Under the Uranus opposition, where are you tempted to promise more than you can give?
- With Mars in Virgo over Thanksgiving, what would it mean to fix a routine rather than a person?
Sagittarius Season 2026: First Day, Exact Time and What It Brings: Every Sign
A transit sits in one sign; what changes for you is the house it lands in. Read the entry for your sun or rising sign, using whole-sign houses. New to Sagittarius? Read the full Sagittarius profile.
The season lands in your own house: travel, study, belief and publishing are the headline for four weeks.
A theme of intimacy and shared resources growing through truth; is there a wider solution for a debt or a joint plan?
Partnership seeks honesty and adventure; the one-to-one bond wants more room to breathe.
A theme of a bigger frame for work and health; Mars in Virgo is read as fixing the routine one small piece at a time.
A theme of expanding romance, play and creativity, with Jupiter's retrograde station on December 13 read as a second look at the creative thing.
Home and family take the wider view; a move, a renovation or a relative from far away.
A theme of communication, learning and short journeys; astrologers read the Full Moon in this house as sudden news.
A theme of widening money and values; astrologers read Venus clearing its shadow on December 15 as the close of the money review.
The season is yours: a theme of a bigger sense of who you are and where you are going, with the Beaver Moon read as a surprise around a partner.
A season of faith behind the scenes; rest, retreat and the quiet plan you are not ready to share.
A theme of widening friendships and community; a group, a cause or a far-flung friend in focus.
A theme of expanding career and public life; astrologers read opportunity here, with Jupiter's retrograde asking for refinement in the new year.
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What is the first day of Sagittarius season 2026?
Sunday, November 22, 2026 in most of the world. The Sun enters Sagittarius at 07:23 UTC, which is 2:23 am Eastern but 11:23 pm Pacific on November 21, so on the US West Coast, in Alaska and in Hawaii the season opens late on the 21st.
Is November 22 Scorpio or Sagittarius?
It depends on the year and the time of birth. In 2026 the Sun enters Sagittarius at 07:23 UTC on November 22, so a birth before that moment is Scorpio and after it is Sagittarius. In other years the change falls on November 21 or 22.
When does Sagittarius season start in 2026?
Sagittarius season 2026 starts on November 22 at 07:23 UTC, when the Sun enters Sagittarius. That is 2:23 am Eastern, 11:23 pm Pacific on November 21 and 7:23 am GMT in the UK. It ends on December 21 at the winter solstice.
What are the Sagittarius season dates for 2026?
November 22 to December 21, 2026. Inside it fall the Beaver Full Moon in Gemini on November 24, Mars entering Virgo on November 25, the Sagittarius New Moon on December 8, Saturn and Neptune turning direct on December 10 and 12 and Jupiter turning retrograde on December 13.
Is Mercury retrograde during Sagittarius season 2026?
No. Mercury turned direct on November 13, 2026 and clears its retrograde shadow on November 30. The whole of Sagittarius season is free of Mercury retrograde, and Mercury itself enters Sagittarius on December 6.
What does Sagittarius season mean?
The Sun moves through Sagittarius, the mutable fire sign of travel, study, belief, honesty and expansion, ruled by Jupiter. Astrologers read attention as turning from Scorpio's depths to the wider horizon: where you are going, what you believe and the story big enough to hold your year.
How does Sagittarius season affect my sign?
Find the house that holds Sagittarius in your chart. Astrologers read that area of life as the theme of expansion, honesty and adventure for four weeks, and Sagittarius, Gemini, Leo and Aries as the signs most directly touched.
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