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December 2022

The winter solstice falls on December 21; a full moon in Gemini on December 7 and a new moon in Capricorn on December 23; Mercury stations retrograde on December 29.

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · December 21, 4:48 pm ET

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This month

  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 7 · 11:09 pm
  • Last Quarter · VirgoDec 16 · 3:57 am
  • New Moon · CapricornDec 23 · 5:17 am
  • First Quarter · AriesDec 29 · 8:21 pm
  • Winter SolsticeDec 21 · 4:48 pm
  • Neptune stations directDec 3 · 7:20 pm
  • Mercury stations retrogradeDec 29 · 4:33 am

Mercury retrograde Dec 29 – Jan 18

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

Notable aspects

  • Mercury square NeptuneDec 1 · 8:12 pm
  • Venus square NeptuneDec 4 · 2:17 am
  • Sun opposition MarsDec 8 · 12:41 am
  • Sun sextile SaturnDec 12 · 1:12 pm
  • Sun square NeptuneDec 14 · 12:15 pm
  • Mercury trine UranusDec 17 · 4:36 pm
  • Venus trine UranusDec 22 · 4:48 am
  • Mercury sextile NeptuneDec 24 · 8:27 pm
  • Venus sextile NeptuneDec 28 · 3:36 am