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December 1970

The winter solstice falls on December 22; a full moon in Gemini on December 12 and a new moon in Capricorn on December 28; Mercury stations retrograde on December 19.

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · December 22, 1:36 am ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · PiscesDec 5 · 3:36 pm
  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 12 · 4:04 pm
  • Last Quarter · VirgoDec 20 · 4:10 pm
  • New Moon · CapricornDec 28 · 5:43 am
  • Winter SolsticeDec 22 · 1:36 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeDec 19 · 1:00 am

Mercury retrograde Dec 19 – Jan 7

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars opposition SaturnDec 31 · 3:08 pm
  • Mercury square PlutoDec 2 · 7:36 pm
  • Mercury square UranusDec 15 · 11:09 am
  • Sun square PlutoDec 21 · 5:54 pm
  • Mercury sextile MarsDec 24 · 9:25 am