The figures
At 20:53 UTC on Thursday, December 2, 2032 the Moon and the Sun meet at 11°14' Sagittarius. The distance is 381,383 km, 3,017 km closer than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 11°14' Sagittarius, places it in the second decan of Sagittarius, on the axis that runs across to Gemini. It is the 23rd of the 24 lunations dated for 2032, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 20:53 UTC on December 2, 2032 — 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 | 15:53 | 2 December |
| Los Angeles | 12:53 | 2 December |
| London | 20:53 | 2 December |
| Delhi | 02:23 the next day | 3 December |
| Sydney | 07:53 the next day | 3 December |
| Istanbul | 23:53 | 2 December |
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this new moon at 11°14' Sagittarius falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Taurus | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Gemini | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Cancer | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Leo | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Virgo | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Libra | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Scorpio | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Sagittarius | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Capricorn | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Aquarius | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Pisces | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
A new moon in Sagittarius
Anything within a couple of degrees of 11°14' Sagittarius in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Gemini, Pisces or Virgo, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the new moon of December 2, 2032 marks is a position rather than an event: 11°14' Sagittarius, in the second decan, with the Sun at 11°14' Sagittarius. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 11°14' Sagittarius, 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 December 2, 2032.
- Before it: the full moon of November 17, 2032
- After it: the full moon of December 16, 2032
- The last new moon in Sagittarius: December 14, 2031
Questions people ask about this
What time is the new moon on December 2, 2032?
20:53 UTC on December 2, 2032; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this new moon in?
11°14' Sagittarius — the second decan. The chart reading for December 2, 2032 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Does a new moon cause anything?
No. On December 2, 2032 the Moon simply reaches 11°14' Sagittarius; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.