Moon Transit 2026 dates, timing and effects In astrology, the Moon is closely linked with our mind, emotions, instincts, memory, and day-to-day mood. When the Moon moves from one zodiac sign (rashi) to another, it is called a moon transit. Since the Moon changes signs roughly every 2 to 2.5 days, these transits play a major role in shaping how we feel, respond to situations, and experience daily life.

During Moon Transit 2026, the Moon will continue its journey through all twelve zodiac signs multiple times throughout the year. Each shift brings a different emotional tone and focus, influencing areas such as relationships, family life, mental state, sensitivity, and inner stability. These movements are also important for understanding certain rituals, fasts, and auspicious days in the Hindu calendar.

In this blog, we will explore the complete Moon Transit 2026 dates and timings (month-wise), the astrological meaning of each moon transit, and the general effects associated with these lunar movements. This overview of Moon transit dates in 2026 will help you understand the emotional rhythm of the year.

Moon Transit 2026: Dates and Timings (Month-wise)

Below are the Moon Transit 2026 dates and timings based on the Chandra Gochar Hindu calendar.
  • Moon in Mithuna (Gemini): 2 January 2026 at 09:25 AM3
  • Moon in Karka (Cancer): 4 January 2026 at 09:42 PM
  • Moon in Simha (Leo): 6 January 2026 at 12:17 PM
  • Moon in Kanya (Virgo): 8 January 2026 at 06:38 PM
  • Moon in Tula (Libra): 11 January 2026 at 04:52 AM
  • Moon in Vrishchika (Scorpio): 13 January 2026 at 05:20 PM
  • Moon in Dhanu (Sagittarius): 16 January 2026 at 05:47 AM
  • Moon in Makara (Capricorn): 18 January 2026 at 04:40 PM
  • Moon in Kumbha (Aquarius): 21 January 2026 at 01:35 PM
  • Moon in Meena (Pisces): 23 January 2026 at 08:33 AM
  • Moon in Mesha (Aries): 25 January 2026 at 01:35 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 27 January 2026 at 04:44 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 29 January 2026 at 06:30 PM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 31 January 2026 at 08:00 PM
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Moon Transit Dates in February 2026

  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 2 February 2026 at 10:47 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 5 February 2026 at 04:19 AM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 7 February 2026 at 01:21 PM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 10 February 2026 at 01:10 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 12 February 2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 15 February 2026 at 12:41 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 17 February 2026 at 09:05 AM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 19 February 2026 at 02:59 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 21 February 2026 at 07:06 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 23 February 2026 at 10:11 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 26 February 2026 at 12:54 AM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 28 February 2026 at 03:52 AM

Moon Transit Dates in March 2026

  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 2 March 2026 at 07:51 AM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 4 March 2026 at 01:45 PM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 6 March 2026 at 10:18 PM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 9 March 2026 at 09:29 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 11 March 2026 at 10:00 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 14 March 2026 at 09:32 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 16 March 2026 at 06:13 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 18 March 2026 at 11:35 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 21 March 2026 at 02:27 AM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 23 March 2026 at 04:13 AM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 25 March 2026 at 06:16 AM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 27 March 2026 at 09:35 AM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 29 March 2026 at 02:37 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 31 March 2026 at 09:32 PM

Moon Transit Dates in April 2026

  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 3 April 2026 at 06:28 AM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 5 April 2026 at 05:27 PM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhanu): 8 April 2026 at 05:53 AM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 10 April 2026 at 06:03 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 13 April 2026 at 03:44 AM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 15 April 2026 at 09:37 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 17 April 2026 at 12:02 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 19 April 2026 at 12:30 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 21 April 2026 at 01:00 PM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 23 April 2026 at 03:12 PM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 25 April 2026 at 08:04 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 28 April 2026 at 03:35 AM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 30 April 2026 at 01:13 PM

Moon Transit Dates in May 2026

  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 3 May 2026 at 12:29 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhanu): 5 May 2026 at 12:54 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 8 May 2026 at 01:26 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 10 May 2026 at 12:12 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 12 May 2026 at 07:24 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 14 May 2026 at 10:33 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 16 May 2026 at 10:46 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 18 May 2026 at 10:04 PM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 20 May 2026 at 10:38 PM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 23 May 2026 at 02:07 AM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 25 May 2026 at 09:06 AM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 27 May 2026 at 06:59 PM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 30 May 2026 at 06:38 AM

Moon Transit Dates in June 2026

  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 1 June 2026 at 07:08 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 4 June 2026 at 07:41 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 6 June 2026 at 07:03 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 9 June 2026 at 03:36 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 11 June 2026 at 08:16 AM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 13 June 2026 at 09:24 AM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 15 June 2026 at 08:40 AM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 17 June 2026 at 08:12 AM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 19 June 2026 at 10:06 AM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 21 June 2026 at 03:39 PM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 24 June 2026 at 12:52 AM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 26 June 2026 at 12:32 PM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 29 June 2026 at 01:08 AM

Moon Transit Dates in July 2026

  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 1 July 2026 at 01:31 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 4 July 2026 at 12:48 AM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 6 July 2026 at 09:56 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 8 July 2026 at 03:59 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 10 July 2026 at 06:44 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 12 July 2026 at 07:05 PM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 14 July 2026 at 06:48 PM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 16 July 2026 at 07:51 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 18 July 2026 at 11:58 PM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 21 July 2026 at 07:54 AM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 23 July 2026 at 07:00 PM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 26 July 2026 at 07:34 AM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 28 July 2026 at 07:48 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 31 July 2026 at 06:37 AM

Moon Transit Dates in August 2026

  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 2 August 2026 at 03:26 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 4 August 2026 at 09:53 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 7 August 2026 at 01:52 AM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 9 August 2026 at 03:48 AM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 11 August 2026 at 04:42 AM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 13 August 2026 at 06:06 AM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 15 August 2026 at 09:34 AM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 17 August 2026 at 04:19 PM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 20 August 2026 at 02:29 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 22 August 2026 at 02:48 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 25 August 2026 at 03:05 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 27 August 2026 at 01:35 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 29 August 2026 at 09:37 PM

Moon Transit Dates in September 2026

  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 1 September 2026 at 03:23 AM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 3 September 2026 at 07:25 AM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 5 September 2026 at 10:17 AM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 7 September 2026 at 12:38 PM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 9 September 2026 at 03:13 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 11 September 2026 at 07:07 PM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 14 September 2026 at 01:26 AM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 16 September 2026 at 10:48 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 18 September 2026 at 10:44 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 21 September 2026 at 11:14 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 23 September 2026 at 09:56 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 26 September 2026 at 05:32 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 28 September 2026 at 10:15 AM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 30 September 2026 at 01:13 PM

Moon Transit Dates in October 2026

  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 2 October 2026 at 03:40 PM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 4 October 2026 at 06:31 PM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 6 October 2026 at 10:17 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 9 October 2026 at 03:17 AM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 11 October 2026 at 10:03 AM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 13 October 2026 at 07:12 PM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 16 October 2026 at 06:47 AM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 18 October 2026 at 07:32 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 21 October 2026 at 06:59 AM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 23 October 2026 at 03:03 PM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 25 October 2026 at 07:21 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 27 October 2026 at 09:06 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 29 October 2026 at 10:06 PM

Moon Transit Dates in November 2026

  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 1 November 2026 at 12:00 AM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 3 November 2026 at 03:45 AM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 5 November 2026 at 09:34 AM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 7 November 2026 at 05:14 PM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 10 November 2026 at 02:47 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 12 November 2026 at 02:18 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 15 November 2026 at 03:10 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 17 November 2026 at 03:29 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 20 November 2026 at 12:49 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 22 November 2026 at 05:54 AM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 24 November 2026 at 07:24 AM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 26 November 2026 at 07:10 AM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 28 November 2026 at 07:21 AM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 30 November 2026 at 09:41 AM

Moon Transit Dates in December 2026

  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 2 December 2026 at 02:58 PM
  • Moon Transit in Libra (Tula): 4 December 2026 at 11:02 PM
  • Moon Transit in Scorpio (Vrishchik): 7 December 2026 at 09:13 AM
  • Moon Transit in Sagittarius (Dhan): 9 December 2026 at 09:00 PM
  • Moon Transit in Capricorn (Makar): 12 December 2026 at 09:50 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aquarius (Kumbh): 14 December 2026 at 10:35 PM
  • Moon Transit in Pisces (Meen): 17 December 2026 at 09:12 AM
  • Moon Transit in Aries (Mesh): 19 December 2026 at 03:57 PM
  • Moon Transit in Taurus (Vrishabh): 21 December 2026 at 06:35 PM
  • Moon Transit in Gemini (Mithun): 23 December 2026 at 06:25 PM
  • Moon Transit in Cancer (Kark): 25 December 2026 at 05:32 PM
  • Moon Transit in Leo (Simh): 27 December 2026 at 06:04 PM
  • Moon Transit in Virgo (Kany): 29 December 2026 at 09:36 PM
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Astrological Meaning of Moon Transit

The Moon represents the mind, emotions, sensitivity, memory, and inner stability in astrology. Because of this, each moon transit — when the Moon enters a new sign — brings a noticeable shift in emotional tone and mental focus.

When the Moon enters a new rashi, its qualities blend with the nature of that sign. This influences how people collectively feel, react, and process experiences on those days. Across Moon Transit 2026, every sign change will briefly activate a specific area of life in each person’s birth chart, such as family, finance, relationships, work, or health.

How a Moon Transit Influences You

  • The emotional “climate” of the day or couple of days changes.
  • A new house in your birth chart gets activated, drawing attention to that life area.
  • Certain days may feel more pressure-filled or sensitive, depending on the sign.
  • Mental clarity, intuition, and mood can rise or dip with each shift.
  • Decision-making and reactions become aligned with the qualities of the transiting sign.

Element-wise Impact

  • Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) – Emotional energy, confidence, and initiative increase.
  • Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) – Sensitivity, intuition, and emotional depth are heightened.
  • Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) – Practicality, routine, and grounded thinking are stronger.
  • Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) – Communication, ideas, social interaction, and mental stimulation are more active.
In this way, Moon Transit 2026 creates a continuous emotional rhythm throughout the year, with each transit offering a different kind of inner experience.

General Effects of Moon Transit 2026 Through Each Zodiac Sign

Below are the general effects when the Moon transits each sign. These are broad indications and can vary according to your personal birth chart.

General Effects of Moon Transit 2026 Through Each Zodiac Sign

Moon in Aries (Mesha)

Brings impulsive emotions, quick reactions, desire for action and new beginnings.

Moon in Taurus (Vrishabha)

Supports stability, comfort, patience, and focus on material security.

Moon in Gemini (Mithuna)

Increases restlessness of mind, curiosity, conversations, and mental activity.

Moon in Cancer (Karka)

Enhances emotional sensitivity, attachment to home and family, and need for nurturing.

Moon in Leo (Simha)

Encourages self-expression, creativity, recognition, and a need to feel appreciated.

Moon in Virgo (Kanya)

Promotes analysis, attention to detail, health concerns, and improvement of daily routines.

Moon in Libra (Tula)

Focuses on relationships, balance, cooperation, and social harmony.

Moon in Scorpio (Vrishchika)

Deepens emotions, increases intensity, research-mindedness, and transformative experiences.

Moon in Sagittarius (Dhanu)

Supports optimism, expansive thinking, learning, travel, and philosophical outlook.

Moon in Capricorn (Makara)

Brings seriousness, responsibility, planning, and focus on duties and long-term goals.

Moon in Aquarius (Kumbha)

Encourages originality, group-oriented thinking, innovation, and social causes.

Moon in Pisces (Meena)

Strengthens imagination, spirituality, compassion, and desire to retreat or reflect.

Why Moon Transits Are Important

Moon transits are important to track because they help you understand:

Why Moon Transits Are Important
  • Daily and short-term changes in emotional energy.
  • Which areas of life are likely to be highlighted on certain days.
  • Suitable periods for introspection versus outward action.
  • Patterns in mood, reactions, and decision-making across Moon Transit 2026.
  • How to time activities such as puja, spiritual practices, or sensitive discussions.
Astrologers often refer to moon transit patterns along with other planetary transits to refine predictions, select auspicious timings, and understand collective emotional trends.

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Summary

The Moon Transit 2026 pattern reveals the emotional and mental flow of the year, with each sign change shaping how we feel and respond for a short period. Knowing the key transit dates in 2026 for the Moon can help you stay in tune with these subtle shifts and plan your activities with greater awareness.

By observing how each Moon transit influences your thoughts, mood, and priorities, you can make more conscious choices, support your emotional well-being, and align your actions with the prevailing lunar energy.