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December 22, 2106

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · 1:53 am ET

Waning Crescent in Sagittarius · 7% lit · enters Sagittarius 10:06 am ET

Daily WeatherSagittarius · waning 7%

Wednesday, December 22, 2106

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Moon in Sagittarius · waning 7% · Jupiter ℞ in Taurus · three planets retrograde

1:53 am ET · 0°00′ Capricorn

Sun enters Capricorn

A stay of roughly a month begins in Capricorn.

  • 10:06 am ET☽Moon enters Sagittarius
  • applying☿ ☌ ♄exact Thu 5:13 am ET
  • applying☿ △ ♇exact Thu 10:13 pm ET
  • applying☉ □ ♆exact Fri 3:33 pm ET
  • applying♀ ☍ ♅exact Fri 7:20 pm ET

A day the year turns a page — you may notice attention drifting toward a different register.

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Positions

  • Sun0°25′ Capricorn
  • Moon0°41′ Sagittarius
  • Mercury6°58′ Capricorn
  • Venus13°59′ Scorpio
  • Mars21°31′ Capricorn
  • Jupiter℞︎5°16′ Taurus
  • Saturn8°03′ Capricorn
  • Uranus℞︎16°35′ Taurus
  • Neptune2°36′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎9°17′ Taurus
  • North Node7°54′ Scorpio

Jupiter, Uranus & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Mercury conjunction Saturn1.1° orb
  • Saturn trine Pluto1.2° orb
  • Mercury trine Jupiter1.7° orb
  • Moon sextile Neptune1.9° orb
  • Sun square Neptune2.2° orb
  • Mercury trine Pluto2.3° orb
  • Venus opposition Uranus2.6° orb
  • Jupiter trine Saturn2.8° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto4.0° orb
  • Mercury square Neptune4.4° orb
  • Venus opposition Pluto4.7° orb
  • Sun trine Jupiter4.8° orb
  • Mars trine Uranus4.9° orb

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