The New Moon in Sagittarius invites us to plant new seeds of meaning, truth, and direction. Sagittarius is the seeker, the philosopher, the traveller of both inner and outer worlds. Yet this lunation carries a clear message: expansion without effort is fantasy. Vision without participation goes nowhere.
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- The Sabian Symbol Meaning – What Sagittarius 29, “A fat boy mowing the lawn,” reveals
- New Moon in Sagittarius Horoscopes – Guidance for all 12 Rising Signs
- Sagittarius New Moon Tarot Spread – A 6-card spread for living your values through right effort
This is not a New Moon for shortcuts, grand promises, or bypassing reality. It is about living what you believe, tending your own patch of life, and discovering that devotion to the ordinary is what restores faith in the extraordinary.
New Moon in Sagittarius – Dates & Times
• UK (GMT): 1:44 am, 20 December 2025
• US (EST): 8:43 pm, 19 December 2025
The lunation occurs at 28°24’ Sagittarius, close to the Galactic Centre, amplifying insight, truth-reckoning, and course correction.
The Astrological Tone of This New Moon
Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter and thrives on growth, humour, wisdom, and lived experience. This New Moon encourages us to widen our worldview, but not through blind optimism. The skies are asking for maturity of belief.
Mercury and Venus join the Sun and Moon in Sagittarius, intensifying the desire for meaning, honesty, and alignment in relationships and values. Yet this Sagittarian fire is challenged by a mutable square to Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, forcing ideals to confront reality.
This square asks hard questions:
- Where have you been hoping instead of acting?
- Where has faith become avoidance?
- What needs structure, discipline, or long-term commitment to actually grow?
While not a tight aspect, Chiron in Aries resonates supportively with the Sagittarian New Moon, opening a quieter pathway for healing old wounds around courage, self-definition, and the fear of taking up space.
The Sabian Symbol: 29° Sagittarius
“A fat boy mowing the lawn of his house on an elegant suburban street.”
Because this New Moon falls at the end of Sagittarius, we round up to the 29th degree for the Sabian Symbol.
At first glance, the image feels almost absurdly mundane. Yet Dane Rudhyar saw this symbol as profoundly instructive. He writes of this degree that it speaks to “the need to attend to everyday tasks which both ensure social worth or respectability, and benefit one’s constitution.”
This is Sagittarius brought down to earth.
The symbol reminds us that spiritual maturity is revealed not through grand gestures, but through participation. The lawn must be mown. The body must be tended. Beliefs must be lived, not merely preached.
Rudhyar notes that the image highlights how constructive habits are often required to counterbalance indulgence or excess. In other words, inspiration without effort becomes escapism. Faith without follow-through collapses.
Under this New Moon, Saturn’s message is clear:
Tend what is yours. Do the work. Stay engaged.
This is how respect—both self-respect and social integrity—is built.
Collective Themes
This lunation falls during a period of profound transition. Neptune is completing its long passage through Pisces, dissolving outdated myths, systems, and illusions. The Saturn–Neptune square exposes where dreams lack structure and where responsibility has been avoided.
Collectively, this can feel sobering. Yet it is also clarifying.
The call is to return to ethical participation—in community, in local environments, and in everyday responsibility. Big visions require grounded action. Anything that cannot be lived simply will not survive the next cycle.
Personal Integration
On a personal level, this New Moon asks for honest self-examination.
- Are your goals supported by daily effort?
- Does your lifestyle reflect what you say you value?
- Where do you need to slow down and do things properly?
Sagittarius wants freedom, but Saturn insists on mastery. The synthesis is wisdom gained through lived discipline.
This is not a time for impulsive leaps. It is a time for right effort, steady commitment, and tending the foundations that allow freedom to exist at all.
New Moon in Sagittarius Horoscopes
Aries Rising
New Moon in the 9th House
This New Moon activates your ninth house of learning, travel, belief systems, and personal philosophy. You may feel a strong urge to expand your horizons through study, spiritual inquiry, or future travel plans. As a fellow fire sign, Sagittarius fuels your enthusiasm, but the square to Saturn and Neptune in your twelfth house asks for restraint.
This is not the moment to leap without preparation. Rest, reflection, and private processing are essential. While not a tight aspect to Luna, a wide trine with Chiron in your first house brings quieter opportunities to address long-standing identity wounds and fears around self-trust. Progress comes through honest self-reflection rather than dramatic action.
Taurus Rising
New Moon in the 8th House
The New Moon highlights your eighth house of shared resources, intimacy, and psychological depth. Matters involving joint finances, debts, or investments require careful consideration and long-term planning.
Saturn and Neptune square from your eleventh house, signalling the need to reassess friendships and future goals. Not everyone can accompany you into the next chapter. Chiron in Aries offers a background healing influence, best accessed through solitude, reflection, or time away from external demands. Subtle insights emerge when you allow yourself space rather than forcing clarity.
Gemini Rising
New Moon in the 7th House
This lunation falls in your seventh house of partnerships and commitments, bringing relationship dynamics to the forefront. New beginnings are possible, but only where honesty and mutual responsibility exist.
Saturn and Neptune square from your tenth house highlight tension between professional demands and personal relationships. Career responsibilities may feel weighty, making boundaries essential. Chiron’s influence operates quietly here, with friendships and group dynamics reflecting where greater emotional honesty is needed. Healing unfolds through small, sincere conversations rather than grand declarations.
Cancer Rising
New Moon in the 6th House
This lunation activates your sixth house of work, health, routines, and service. This is an ideal time to reset habits, though moderation is key.
Saturn and Neptune square from the ninth house warn against taking on demanding schedules, courses, or travel plans without proper research. Jupiter, ruler of the lunation, is retrograde in your first house, supporting emotional grounding and self-awareness. Sustainable effort, rather than intensity, brings lasting improvement.
Leo Rising
New Moon in the 5th House
This New Moon illuminates your fifth house of creativity, romance, pleasure, and self-expression. Inspiration flows, yet Saturn and Neptune square from the eighth house urge realism around finances and emotional vulnerability.
Avoid risky investments or dramatic gestures without substance. This is a powerful time for inner child healing and disciplined creativity. Joy becomes deeply restorative when approached with responsibility rather than excess.
Virgo Rising
New Moon in the 4th House
Home, family, emotional security, and ancestral patterns come into focus. This lunation invites you to redefine what stability truly means.
Saturn and Neptune square from your seventh house may bring clarity or pressure within close relationships. For some, this marks the release of outdated emotional expectations. Chiron’s trine from the eighth house supports healing through honest dialogue and deeper emotional understanding. Avoid impulsive housing decisions; patience strengthens foundations.
Libra Rising
New Moon in the 3rd House
This New Moon activates communication, learning, writing, siblings, and local connections. New ideas emerge quickly, but Saturn and Neptune square from the sixth house caution against mental overload.
Work and health routines need structure to support your ideas effectively. Jupiter in your tenth house supports professional growth, but success depends on pacing yourself and protecting your wellbeing.
Scorpio Rising
New Moon in the 2nd House
The focus shifts to income, self-worth, and material security. This New Moon supports new financial intentions, but Saturn and Neptune square from the fifth house warn against overspending on pleasure, romance, or speculation.
Jupiter, ruler of the lunation, occupies your ninth house, linking prosperity to ethics, education, and long-term vision. Chiron in Aries provides subtle support, encouraging you to restore balance between effort and well-being. Sustainable routines help rebuild confidence and prevent energy leakage.
Sagittarius Rising
New Moon in the 1st House
This is your New Moon, initiating a fresh cycle of personal growth, insight, and self-definition. With Venus and Mercury also in Sagittarius, inspiration is strong, though not without friction.
Saturn and Neptune square from your fourth house highlight family matters, emotional foundations, or housing concerns that require patience and realism. Jupiter retrograde in your eighth house asks for deep emotional honesty and inner transformation. Progress now depends on structure, embodiment, and tending to what is close to home.
Capricorn Rising
New Moon in the 12th House
This lunation occurs in your twelfth house of rest, retreat, and subconscious clearing, preparing you for your upcoming solar return.
Saturn and Neptune square from your third house may bring mental fatigue or unclear communication. Mars in your first house provides drive, but you also need direction. Use this period for reflection, spiritual practice, and releasing outdated patterns. Dreams and intuitive insights may carry important messages.
Aquarius Rising
New Moon in the 11th House
This lunation activates your eleventh house of friendships, networks, and future aspirations. This is a potent wishing New Moon, if you ground your intentions in reality.
Saturn and Neptune square from the second house highlight financial boundaries and self-worth issues. Avoid lending money or overcommitting socially. Chiron’s wide resonance supports gentle recalibration through communication, making this a useful period for naming boundaries and expressing needs clearly, without over-explaining or self-justifying.
Pisces Rising
New Moon in the 10th House
Career, public visibility, and long-term direction come under review. This New Moon can mark an important professional turning point.
Saturn and Neptune square from your first house demand balance between ambition and well-being. Avoid sacrificing your health or identity for the sake of external success. Jupiter retrograde in your fifth house invites you to reconnect with joy and creativity. Steady, self-respecting effort brings meaningful progress.
2025 Sagittarius New Moon Tarot Spread
Theme: Homecoming Through Participation
This six-card Tarot spread explores how to embody the wisdom of this lunation on a practical, soul-aligned level.
1. The Vision Seed
What new truth or direction is asking to grow now?
2. The Lawn to Be Mown
Where everyday effort is required, what must be tended regularly.
3. The Inner Resistance
Where avoidance, indulgence, or distraction weakens momentum.
4. Saturn’s Gift
What discipline or structure will support long-term success.
5. Neptune’s Lesson
Where faith must be grounded in reality rather than fantasy.
6. The Integrated Path
How living your values daily restores meaning, vitality, and trust in life.
This reading works beautifully as a New Moon ritual: light a candle, set one clear intention, and commit to a single practical action that honours it.
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