The figures
At 11:52 UTC on Friday, April 17, 2026 the Moon and the Sun meet at 27°29' Aries. The distance is 364,191 km, 20,209 km closer than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 27°29' Aries, places it in the third decan of Aries, on the axis that runs across to Libra. It is the 8th of the 25 lunations dated for 2026, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 11:52 UTC on April 17, 2026 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 07:52 | 17 April |
| Los Angeles | 04:52 | 17 April |
| London | 12:52 | 17 April |
| Delhi | 17:22 | 17 April |
| Sydney | 21:52 | 17 April |
| Istanbul | 14:52 | 17 April |
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this new moon at 27°29' Aries falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Taurus | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Gemini | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Cancer | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Leo | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Virgo | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Libra | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Scorpio | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Sagittarius | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Capricorn | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Aquarius | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Pisces | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
A new moon in Aries
Anything within a couple of degrees of 27°29' Aries in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Libra, Cancer or Capricorn, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the new moon of April 17, 2026 marks is a position rather than an event: 27°29' Aries, in the third decan, with the Sun at 27°29' Aries. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 27°29' Aries, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 14 days after April 17, 2026.
- Before it: the full moon of April 2, 2026
- After it: the full moon of May 1, 2026
- The last new moon in Aries: March 29, 2025
Questions people ask about this
What time is the new moon on April 17, 2026?
11:52 UTC on April 17, 2026; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this new moon in?
27°29' Aries — the third decan. The chart reading for April 17, 2026 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Does a new moon cause anything?
No. On April 17, 2026 the Moon simply reaches 27°29' Aries; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.