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Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · 7:44 pm ET

Waxing Gibbous in Gemini · 96% lit

Daily WeatherGemini · waxing 96%

Sunday, December 21, 1969

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Moon in Gemini · waxing 96% · Saturn ℞ in Taurus

7:44 pm ET · 0°00′ Capricorn

Sun enters Capricorn

A stay of roughly a month begins in Capricorn.

  • applying☉ ⚹ ♃exact Mon 7:44 pm ET
  • applying☉ △ ♄exact Tue 10:40 pm ET
  • applying♀ □ ♇exact Fri 4:16 am ET
  • separating☉ □ ♇exact Fri 5:29 am ET

A day the year turns a page — you may notice attention drifting toward a different register.

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Positions

  • Sun29°39′ Sagittarius
  • Moon6°44′ Gemini
  • Mercury18°01′ Capricorn
  • Venus21°29′ Sagittarius
  • Mars4°32′ Pisces
  • Jupiter0°49′ Scorpio
  • Saturn℞︎2°13′ Taurus
  • Uranus8°33′ Libra
  • Neptune29°33′ Scorpio
  • Pluto27°22′ Virgo
  • North Node15°14′ Pisces

Saturn retrograde

Active aspects

  • Sun sextile Jupiter1.2° orb
  • Jupiter opposition Saturn1.4° orb
  • Moon trine Uranus1.8° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.2° orb
  • Moon square Mars2.2° orb
  • Sun square Pluto2.3° orb
  • Mars sextile Saturn2.3° orb
  • Sun trine Saturn2.6° orb
  • Mars trine Jupiter3.7° orb
  • Sun sextile Mars4.9° orb
  • Mars square Neptune5.0° orb

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