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December 2109

The winter solstice falls on December 21; a full moon in Gemini on December 7 and a new moon in Sagittarius on December 21; Mercury is retrograde Dec 5 through Dec 25.

Winter Solstice

Sun enters Capricorn · December 21, 7:27 pm ET

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This month

  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 7 · 6:39 am
  • Last Quarter · VirgoDec 15 · 2:39 am
  • New Moon · SagittariusDec 21 · 5:41 pm
  • First Quarter · AriesDec 28 · 8:31 pm
  • Winter SolsticeDec 21 · 7:27 pm
  • Mercury stations retrogradeDec 5 · 12:31 pm
  • Jupiter stations retrogradeDec 13 · 12:24 am
  • Mercury stations directDec 25 · 6:54 am

Mercury retrograde Dec 5 – Dec 25

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Notable aspects

  • Mars conjunction NeptuneDec 4 · 1:08 pm
  • Saturn trine NeptuneDec 27 · 3:19 pm
  • Venus trine JupiterDec 3 · 12:42 pm
  • Mercury trine JupiterDec 12 · 12:12 pm
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiDec 15 · 6:18 am
  • Sun trine JupiterDec 18 · 7:12 pm
  • Mercury conjunction VenusDec 19 · 4:34 pm
  • Mercury sextile MarsDec 20 · 1:25 am
  • Sun square NeptuneDec 30 · 7:11 pm