New moon
New moon in Cancer
Exact on Tuesday 14 July 2026, 09:44 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 21°59′ Cancer, together with the Sun, 360,150 km from Earth.
Mercury, retrograde at the time, is conjunct the new moon in Cancer within 2.1 degrees. The lunation is exact at 09:44 UTC on 14 July 2026, with Sun and Moon at 21°59'. Neptune and Pluto are also retrograde. The Moon is about 360,150 km away, closer than its average distance, and there is no eclipse.
Cancer, cardinal water ruled by the Moon, is read as the sign of home, family, memory and emotional safety. The tradition treats a new moon here as a quiet beginning in private life. A retrograde Mercury alongside it is usually read as favoring conversations that revisit old ground rather than settle new terms. A practical suggestion: return to an unfinished conversation with someone close, and listen more than you explain.
Planets close to this lunation
- Mercury opposite, within 1.9°
Measured at 00:00 UTC on the day of the phase.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This new moon falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Taurus | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Gemini | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Cancer | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Leo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Virgo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Libra | tenth | career and public role | |
| Scorpio | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Sagittarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Capricorn | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Aquarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Pisces | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.