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December 1989

The winter solstice falls on December 21; a full moon in Gemini on December 12 and a new moon in Capricorn on December 27; Mercury stations retrograde on December 30.

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · December 21, 4:22 pm ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · PiscesDec 5 · 8:26 pm
  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 12 · 11:30 am
  • Last Quarter · VirgoDec 19 · 6:55 pm
  • New Moon · CapricornDec 27 · 10:20 pm
  • Winter SolsticeDec 21 · 4:22 pm
  • Venus stations retrogradeDec 29 · 3:52 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeDec 30 · 6:29 pm

Mercury retrograde Dec 30 – Jan 19

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

Notable aspects

  • Jupiter opposition UranusDec 29 · 12:53 am
  • Mercury conjunction UranusDec 10 · 9:13 am
  • Mercury conjunction NeptuneDec 15 · 3:39 am
  • Mercury conjunction SaturnDec 16 · 10:24 pm