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December 2106

The winter solstice falls on December 22; a full moon in Gemini on December 10 and a new moon in Capricorn on December 25.

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · December 22, 1:53 am ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · PiscesDec 3 · 2:00 pm
  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 10 · 6:00 pm
  • Last Quarter · VirgoDec 17 · 8:41 am
  • New Moon · CapricornDec 25 · 3:53 am
  • Winter SolsticeDec 22 · 1:53 am
  • Jupiter stations directDec 30 · 1:20 pm

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars trine PlutoDec 6 · 8:52 pm
  • Mars trine UranusDec 16 · 8:05 am
  • Mars conjunction SaturnDec 1 · 9:40 pm
  • Jupiter trine SaturnDec 6 · 3:14 am
  • Mars trine JupiterDec 2 · 9:16 pm
  • Venus opposition JupiterDec 14 · 1:19 pm
  • Mercury square NeptuneDec 19 · 5:20 pm
  • Mercury trine JupiterDec 21 · 10:18 am
  • Mercury trine PlutoDec 23 · 10:14 pm
  • Sun square NeptuneDec 24 · 3:33 pm
  • Sun trine JupiterDec 27 · 3:31 am
  • Mercury trine UranusDec 28 · 9:54 am
  • Sun trine PlutoDec 31 · 2:30 am