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December 1948

The winter solstice falls on December 21; a full moon in Gemini on December 16 and a new moon in Capricorn on December 30.

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · December 21, 5:33 pm ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · PiscesDec 8 · 8:58 am
  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 16 · 4:12 am
  • Last Quarter · LibraDec 23 · 12:13 am
  • New Moon · CapricornDec 30 · 4:45 am
  • Winter SolsticeDec 21 · 5:33 pm
  • Saturn stations retrogradeDec 16 · 7:09 pm

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mars square NeptuneDec 16 · 3:47 am
  • Mars trine SaturnDec 4 · 4:13 pm
  • Jupiter trine SaturnDec 13 · 3:47 pm
  • Mars conjunction JupiterDec 1 · 4:17 am
  • Mercury square SaturnDec 3 · 6:18 am
  • Sun sextile NeptuneDec 6 · 4:54 pm
  • Venus square PlutoDec 9 · 4:22 am
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiDec 12 · 2:50 pm
  • Mercury opposition UranusDec 17 · 3:26 pm
  • Mercury trine SaturnDec 22 · 8:53 am
  • Venus square SaturnDec 25 · 12:58 am
  • Mercury square NeptuneDec 27 · 9:40 pm
  • Sun conjunction JupiterDec 31 · 10:32 pm