Jupiter is the star of the show this month because he is standing still and turning direct and then entering Aries.
Neptune is also active, standing still and turning direct, but he is never the star, he is too shy.
Mercury retrogrades this month starting on the 29th and stays retrograde until Jan 18, 2023.
Jupiter has stopped at 29 degrees of Pisces and will enter Aries on Dec. 20. Jupiter is about optimism and hope. Once in Aries, he will be enthusiastic about exploring new and innovative ways for you to expand your purpose in the world. When planets are stationary, their energy is much more intense. If you have a birthday from March 20 thru March 23, Jupiter will be on your Sun. You will feel buoyant and full of confidence.
Neptune has stopped at 22 degrees of Pisces and will turn direct on Dec 3rd. He rules all things metaphysical, shamanic, the other worlds and our spiritual life. Find a secluded place and meditate, you will be amazed at what could come in for you this month. If you have a birthday from March 11 through March 15, you will have Neptune on your Sun.
Dates to Watch:
Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.
Dec 1 – Venus Opposite Mars at 18 degrees of Sagittarius/Gemini. Opposites attract but they don’t always get along. Poor Venus may get her heart broken today. Dear Libra, please avoid hasty actions such as saying “yes” to an Aries. This also holds true if Venus or Mars is prominent in your birth chart. This attraction/aversion can come in today especially if you have Personal Planets (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars) or the ascendant from 16 to 20 degrees of Sagittarius or Gemini.
Mercury Square Neptune at 22 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces. You feel your mind is dissolving; you can’t hold onto anything firmly; you keep forgetting things. This aspect can lead to confusion and miscommunication. You could have problems with your cell phone or your email program may start to glitch. This is especially hard on you if you have personal planets or the ascendant from 20 to 24 degrees of Sagittarius or Pisces.
Dec 3 – Neptune turns direct at 22 degrees of Pisces. Neptune rules the fine arts and spirituality. While he was retrograde you may have found it hard to express your inner artist. Now it will be easier to go forward with your creative projects. You will want to daydream and create imaginary scenarios in your mind. Write them down.
Dec 4 – Venus Square Neptune at 22 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces. You can feel very timid today and that encourages everyone around you to take advantage of you. Speak up and roar! Can you do that? Not if you have personal planets or the ascendant from 20 to 24 Sagittarius or Pisces.
Dec 6 – Mercury Square Jupiter at 29 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces. Use discretion in your speech today. Don’t blab out secrets of your own or others. Remember the Buddhist precept of “don’t say anything if it is not true, kind or necessary.” Don’t rely on those who are not reliable. I’m talking about neighbors and siblings here. Don’t buy anything based on surface appearances; go for value. If you have personal planets or the ascendant from 27 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces to 2 degrees of Capricorn/Aries, control yourself.
Mercury enters Capricorn. Mercury is much more reserved here. He turns retrograde on the 29th and stays retrograde until Jan 18, 2023. He will finally move on to Aquarius on Feb 11, 2023. This is a long time in Capricorn. Those of you with a Capricorn ascendant or the Sun or Mercury in Capricorn will not know if you are coming or going. But, while retrograde he may help you look at some of your dogmatic, controlling behavior. The house that contains Capricorn will experience a shift or maybe a few shifts in thinking. See the Meaning of the Houses here.
Dec 7 – Full Moon at 16 degrees of Gemini. This Full moon is in a conjunction with Mars retrograde. Gemini is about communications, but with Mars, you may not be careful in your speech, instead, you are spitting out bullets. You may feel full of yourself and want to do something reckless. Calm down and wait a few days for this Full Moon to wane a bit. You could get into an argument if you have personal planets or the ascendant from 14 to 18 degrees of Gemini.
Dec 8 – Sun Opposite Mars at 16 degrees of Sagittarius/Gemini. Confrontations and quarrels could erupt today. This is a potentially explosive aspect. You could feel some anger, frustration, or aggression but don’t get drawn into an argument. If you have a delicate subject to discuss with your partner, don’t. Avoid quick decisions if you have personal planets or the ascendant from 14 to 18 degrees of Sagittarius or Gemini.
Dec 9 – Venus Square Jupiter at 29 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces. This aspect can lead to too much of a good thing -- too much spending, too many sweets. Well, you could have a party today, but you would probably get drunk and fall down the stairs. If you have personal planets or the ascendant from 28 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces to 2 degrees of Capricorn/Aries, take it easy big fella.
Venus enters Capricorn until Jan 2, 2023. You can finally stick up for yourself when Venus is in Capricorn. No one pushes a Capricorn around. You can maintain a realistic and productive attitude toward relationships and money. What you value now are old solid physical objects. I always knew when I saw antiques and oriental rugs on the floor that I had walked into a Capricorn ascendant home.
Dec 14 – Sun Square Neptune at 22 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces. You are not seeing things as clearly as you may think. You are very uncertain about your future. Maybe you are too idealistic about your plans. Postpone all major decisions for another time. Take the day off as you won’t accomplish much at work anyway. If you have personal planets or the ascendant from 20 to 24 degrees of Sagittarius or Pisces, you could be deceived by others or deceive yourself.
Dec 17 – Mercury Trine Uranus at 15 Capricorn/Taurus. This is a great aspect. It is all about being unique and vivacious. It’s about writing, travel, changes in your mental work, and seeing things from a new perspective. You can think outside the box. Maybe you will find a new way to deal with an old problem. Uranus rules new enterprises, friendships, and progress. If you have personal planets from 13 to 17 degrees of Capricorn or Taurus, you are normally very stable and quiet. Well, on this aspect, you can come up with some crazy ideas and shock all your friends. And they thought they knew you!
Dec 20 – Jupiter enters Aries until May 16, 2023. This is a fantastic transit that will give you a year of growth and renewed interest in new ideas and projects. Jupiter dipped into Aries back from May 2022 to Oct 2022. So, you may have started a project back then and lost the energy for it when Jupiter went back into Pisces. Now is the time to recover the enthusiasm for whatever you wanted to accomplish. But! And there is always a “but.” Mars, the ruler of Aries, is the God of war, so we may see an escalation in ongoing conflicts around the world.
Dec 21 – Sun Enters Capricorn until January 20, 2023. During this time you will seek stability and security. Build a firm foundation for your life, especially with your career and finances.
Sun Square Jupiter at 0 degrees of Capricorn/Aries. Try to be sensible today. Don’t overindulge and don’t promise more than you can deliver. You could find yourself taking on too many projects and getting involved with too many people. It is a good day for socializing or taking on a new educational endeavor to help your mind expand. There could be a few setbacks today in your home or place of business. Just focus on your duties and responsibilities. Use some self-control. If you have personal planets or the ascendant from 28 degrees of Sagittarius/Pisces to 2 degrees of Capricorn/Aries, try not to get upset by the setbacks today.
Dec 22 – Venus Trine Uranus at 15 Capricorn/Taurus. I love this one. Venus is beauty and Uranus is about unusual events or people. It’s a good day to try something new. Venus wants to have fun and Uranus wants new and exciting things. Go exploring today. You may find some interesting people right in your neighborhood. It would also be a good idea to go to a place you have never been before; someplace beautiful. If you have personal planets or the ascendant from 13 to 17 degrees of Capricorn or Taurus, you could meet some interesting people today.
Dec 23 – New Moon at 1 degree of Capricorn. It’s time to begin new projects or try new approaches to existing problems. It’s a good time to move on with your life and let go of the job or relationship that was holding you back. This New Moon is squaring Jupiter, so don’t take on too much because Mercury goes retrograde on the 29th. So go ahead and start something and then review your work when Mercury is retrograde.
Dec 29 – Mercury turns retrograde at 24 degrees of Capricorn until January 18, 2023, when he moves direct at 8 degrees of Capricorn. Look at the house that contains Capricorn. There could be a lot of miscommunications in the areas ruled by that house. It’s good to not try to push anything through during this time. Follow the Tao, “For those who practice not-doing, everything will fall into place”.
Mercury Conjunct Venus at 24 degrees of Capricorn. This aspect could bring in some good news. Maybe you are invited to a wedding. This is also a good aspect for study, especially in the arts. If you have personal planets or the ascendant from 22 to 26 degrees of Capricorn, look forward to traveling or winning favors from others.
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:
JUPITER is in Pisces until December 20. He will move from 23 Pisces to 1 degree of Aries. He is the big fat happy guy who is excessive in all things. He may ponder the meaning of life while he is in Pisces, but in Aries, he wants to get out, throw out the metaphysical books and start bossing everyone around. Jupiter will be in Aries until May 16, 2023. Look to the house in your birth chart that contains Aries. After the 20th of this month, the areas of life ruled by that house will become more active.
SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023. This month he moves from 19 to 22 degrees of Aquarius. Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career. Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius. So he is happy here. If you have the ascendant or any personal planets from 17 to 24 degrees of Aquarius, you may be in store for some hard lessons around the issues ruled by the planet and the house the planet is in. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict social media that he will call fake news. He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.
URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026. He is moving retrograde and will move from 16 degrees to 15 degrees of Taurus this month. This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable'. If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (14 to 17 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before. Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth. Expect earth events in farming, food, earthquakes, volcanos or major weather changes while Uranus is in Taurus.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. This month he turns direct on December 3 and will stay at 22 degrees of Pisces all month. If you have the ascendant or personal planets from 20 to 24 degrees of Pisces, you may lack focus during this time and just want to daydream. Beware of a betrayal, or a disappointment, and a sense of drifting. For the rest of us, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, and creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for really inspired films to come out when Neptune is in Pisces.
PLUTO is in Capricorn until March 23, 2023. This month Pluto moves from 26 to 27 degrees of Capricorn. He is grinding away in our psyche, bringing up all sorts of difficult psychological issues. You should run to your nearest therapist especially if you have the ascendant or personal planets from 24 to 29 degrees of Capricorn. Pluto asks what needs to die in order to be reborn?
Have a great month and enjoy the Holidays.
Janet Kane
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