Sagittarius
November 22: December 20 · Fire · Mutable · Ruled by Jupiter
"googled flights mid-argument."
Sagittarius at a glance
| Sun in Sagittarius | November 22: December 20 in most years |
|---|---|
| Position in the zodiac | 9 of 12, 240° to 270° of the ecliptic |
| Element | Fire |
| Modality | Mutable |
| Polarity | Positive (day, outward) |
| Ruling planet | Jupiter |
| Opposite sign | Gemini |
| Natural house | 9th house (belief, travel and the far horizon) |
| Symbol | Archer |
| Time in the sign | Sun about 30 days a year, Moon about 2.5 days a month, Rising about 2 hours a day |
Sagittarius in October 2026
| Sun | Libra until October 23 (your 11th house, community, friends and hopes), then Scorpio (your 12th house, the inner world and what is behind you) |
|---|---|
| New Moon | October 10, 17° Libra, your 11th house (community, friends and hopes) |
| Full Moon | October 26, 3° Taurus, your 6th house (work, health and routine) |
| Turns retrograde | Venus on October 3 at 8° Scorpio (your 12th house); Mercury on October 24 at 21° Scorpio (your 12th house) |
| Turns direct | Pluto on October 16 at 3° Aquarius (your 3rd house) |
| Retrograde as the month opens | Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto |
| Your ruler, Jupiter | 20° Leo on October 1, your 9th house (meaning, travel and belief) |
| Days that favour a move | October 10 and 16 |
| Days to step lightly | October 3, 24 and 26 |
You read a month by the horizon it opens. Jupiter runs your year through meaning and expansion, so the sky's shifts arrive as new possibility, a bigger story, somewhere else to point the arrow. In October 2026 the Sun moves through Libra until the 23rd, your 11th house of community, friends and hopes; from the 23rd it enters Scorpio and turns the light onto the inner world and what is behind you. The New Moon on October 10 falls in Libra, your 11th house of community, friends and hopes; the Full Moon on the 26th falls in Taurus, your 6th house of work, health and routine. Venus on the 3rd and Mercury on the 24th turn retrograde in Scorpio, your 12th house of the inner world and what is behind you; Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are already retrograde as the month opens. These are the dates. How they land for a Sagittarius, week by week, is what the October edition reads for your sign, yours to keep.
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- When are the New Moon and Full Moon in October 2026 for Sagittarius?
- The New Moon is on October 10, 2026 at 17° Libra, which is Sagittarius's 11th house of community, friends and hopes. The Full Moon is on October 26, 2026 at 3° Taurus, which is Sagittarius's 6th house of work, health and routine.
- Is Mercury retrograde in October 2026, and where does it land for Sagittarius?
- Yes. Venus stations retrograde on October 3, 2026 at 8° Scorpio, Sagittarius's 12th house of the inner world and what is behind you. Mercury stations retrograde on October 24, 2026 at 21° Scorpio, Sagittarius's 12th house of the inner world and what is behind you. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are already retrograde when the month opens.
- Which days in October 2026 are strongest for Sagittarius?
- The days that favour a real move are October 10 and 16, 2026: New Moon and direct-station days. The days to step lightly are October 3, 24 and 26: Full Moon and retrograde-station days. The dates are computed from the lunations and planetary stations of the month, not from a generic calendar.
Computed from the lunations, ingresses and planetary stations of October 2026, houses counted from Sagittarius. Updated 2026-09-17.
core traits
Sagittarius, read closely
Sagittarius is the explorer: the sign that needs the horizon to keep expanding. Ruled by Jupiter (the largest planet, governing expansion and philosophy), Sagittarius energy seeks meaning through experience, travel, and ideas. The 'commitment-phobe' label misses the root: Sagittarius commits to growth, not to stagnation. If a relationship, job, or belief stops growing, Sagittarius starts leaving. The shadow is avoidance through movement. The gift is infectious optimism rooted in genuine philosophical depth.
the shadow side
commitment-phobia dressed up as independence. bluntness that bruises. running from problems instead of through them. confusing movement with progress.
compatibility
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Sagittarius, frequently asked
What dates is Sagittarius season?
The Sun is in Sagittarius from November 22: December 20 in most years. The exact boundary shifts by about a day depending on the year and your time zone, so anyone born on the first or last day of the range should read the Sun sign from a birth chart rather than from a table.
What element and modality is Sagittarius?
Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign, ruled by Jupiter. Fire signs run on initiative and heat; mutable signs close a season and adapt. Its polarity is positive (day, outward).
What is the opposite sign of Sagittarius?
Gemini. Opposite signs sit 180 degrees apart on the same axis and are two answers to one question, which is why the Sagittarius and Gemini pairing feels both familiar and demanding. In a birth chart, planets in Sagittarius and Gemini face each other across that axis.
Which house does Sagittarius rule?
Sagittarius is the natural sign of the 9th house, the part of a birth chart about belief, travel and the far horizon. In your own chart Sagittarius can sit on any house cusp; your Rising sign decides where, which is why two people with the same Sun sign live it in different rooms of life.
Who is Sagittarius most compatible with?
By Sun sign alone, Aries, Leo, Libra and Aquarius are the classic easy fits for Sagittarius, and Virgo and Pisces the growth edges. A Sun-sign pairing compares one placement of ten. A real answer compares both full charts, which is what synastry does.
Is being a Sagittarius the same as having a Sagittarius Sun?
Usually that is what people mean: the Sun was in Sagittarius when you were born. Your Moon and Rising sign can be entirely different signs, and they shape how the Sagittarius Sun is lived. Your Big 3, read together, is the picture; the Sun alone is the outline.
Sun-sign answers are the outline. Your free Big 3 reading adds the Moon and Rising; the full birth chart adds every planet, house and aspect.