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December 2048

A total solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 5 and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 20; the winter solstice falls on December 21.

Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius

14° Sagittarius · December 5, 10:34 am ET

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This month

  • New Moon · SagittariusDec 5 · 10:31 am
  • First Quarter · PiscesDec 12 · 2:30 am
  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 20 · 1:40 am
  • Last Quarter · LibraDec 28 · 3:32 am
  • Total solar eclipse · 14° SagittariusDec 5 · 10:34 am
  • Penumbral lunar eclipse · 28° GeminiDec 20 · 1:26 am
  • Winter SolsticeDec 21 · 12:02 am
  • Uranus stations retrogradeDec 20 · 12:57 pm

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars conjunction PlutoDec 21 · 1:17 am
  • Mars square NeptuneDec 2 · 12:16 am
  • Saturn trine UranusDec 18 · 2:10 pm
  • Mars trine JupiterDec 8 · 9:24 pm
  • Mercury sextile MarsDec 3 · 7:24 pm
  • Sun square UranusDec 7 · 2:43 am
  • Sun opposition JupiterDec 17 · 12:31 am
  • Mercury trine NeptuneDec 23 · 1:05 am
  • Venus square NeptuneDec 25 · 8:30 am
  • Sun sextile PlutoDec 27 · 1:22 am