WINTER ARRIVES AS THE WEEK ENDS – SOLSTICE ON SUNDAY
Michalina Janoszanka, Zima (Winter), ca. 1920s
The final stretch toward winter is here. The days are so short, and the evenings are long and quiet. As we enter this week, we move through the last days before the Solstice and the beginning of a new season. This is a natural time to slow down and recognize what the year has asked of you. Our bodies, minds, and hearts seek warmth, and we prepare for the holidays ahead.
Let this week help you prepare for the Solstice and the beginning of Capricorn season. This provides a doorway between what we have learned and what we will carry with us into the next chapter. Take your time. Nothing about this transition asks us to hurry. As we step into Capricorn, we seek structure, patience, and clear purpose. The ground beneath us seeks stability. Prepare to let yourself settle into it.
A TURN TOWARD AMBITION: Monday, December 15, 2025
The Moon moves through Scorpio today, shaping the tone with depth and emotional clarity. When the Moon is in Scorpio, we are more aware of what we hold close and of the instincts that guide that holding. This is not a day to hurry. It is a day for honest reflection and quiet understanding. Let the mood and feelings of depth carry you.
At 2:33 am EST, Mars enters Capricorn. This is a significant shift. Without the assistance of Mars, we would struggle to get out of bed in the morning. Mars is the planet that moves us forward. In Capricorn, it operates with discipline and endurance. We can access steadfast movement forward with slow and steady purpose. Over the coming weeks, you may feel more committed to long-term goals and more comfortable taking responsibility for your choices. Mars will remain in Capricorn until January 23rd. During this time, focus your actions on integrity and move in the direction of your highest goals and ambitions.
- What emotion or instinct needs your private attention today?
- Where are you ready to take responsibility for a long-term goal?
- What requires slow, steady effort rather than quick action?
A SERIOUS CROSSROADS: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
The Moon moves through Scorpio today, shaping the emotional tone with focus and intensity. When the Moon is in Scorpio, feelings turn toward what is private and meaningful. You may feel less inclined to share and more inclined to observe. This is a day to take your emotions seriously and to trust what you sense beneath words and appearances.
Today brings an important turning point as the Sun squares Saturn. This is the final square in a cycle that began with their conjunction in mid-March 2025. We now reach the point where effort must be evaluated honestly, and whatever is not needed can be released. The Sun shows what you want. Saturn shows what is required. When they meet in this way, you recognize where the strain has built and what cannot continue without a realistic plan. This offers clarity and a push toward action. If you need to adjust your expectations, today brings the awareness to do so. If something requires more discipline, you will feel that as well.
- What responsibility needs clearer boundaries today?
- Where has effort become heavier than it needs to be?
- What limits do you finally understand?
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A SHIFT TOWARD EXPLORATION: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The Moon continues through Scorpio this morning, keeping our hearts quietly focused. When the Moon is in Scorpio, we understand where to go deep and where to release. Use the early hours to finish something that benefits from deep concentration.
At 11:39 am EST, the Moon enters Sagittarius. The change is immediate. The emotional tone rises, and your spirit reaches for something wider and more hopeful. With the Moon now in Sagittarius, we reach for possibility, excitement, and big ideas. We feel ready to step out of the intensity of the past few days and take a broader perspective. Let yourself open the metaphorical windows of your mind and let fresh air clear whatever felt heavy earlier.
- What can you finish while the Moon remains in Scorpio this morning?
- Is it time for an unexpected adventure?
- What lifts your spirits and opens your mind to enthusiasm?
OPEN HORIZONS: Thursday, December 18, 2025
The Moon is in Sagittarius all day, and the emotional tone carries a restless, forward-looking quality. Emotions are less concerned with effort or details and more interested in exploration. You may notice a strong urge to step outside familiar routines and spend time with ideas that widen your perspective. Sagittarius energy does not want to stay boxed in. It wants room to move and space to think.
With no major planetary aspects influencing the day, you have more freedom to follow whatever engages you. This is a good time to learn, teach, or talk things through with someone who sees the world differently than you do. Keep your words honest and uncomplicated. Avoid taking your opinions too seriously. Use the day to reconnect with a sense of possibility.
- What helps you step back from narrow thinking today?
- Where would an open or unexpected conversation shift your perspective?
- What idea feels worth exploring?
LOOKING FOR PERSPECTIVE AND MEANING – SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON: Friday, December 19, 2025
The Sagittarius New Moon arrives at 8:43 pm EST this evening. Each New Moon invites us to plant a metaphorical seed, and in Sagittarius, that seed must be planted with honesty and for the development of a wider vision. Look to the house in your natal chart that holds Sagittarius. That area is where this new beginning may gather strength over the coming weeks and months. Choose one intention that aligns with a belief or desire you want to grow. Keep it simple and plant the seed.
When the Moon is in Sagittarius, we feel the pull toward exploration and optimism. Let this energy help you imagine a path that feels truly authentic to you. Release the need for perfect clarity and keep in mind that New Moons begin in darkness. The growth comes later, as you follow your instinct for meaning.
Just before the day ends, at 11:53 pm EST, the Moon enters Capricorn, changing the tone as we move into the weekend and the Solstice. Capricorn brings and requires discipline and structure. We are approaching a serious weekend ahead.
What intention and effort do you want to bring to the house that holds Sagittarius in your natal chart?
How do you want to create more meaning in your life?
What are your plans for a serious weekend ahead?
A PRACTICAL REVIEW: Saturday, December 20, 2025
The Moon is in Capricorn today, and the focus turns to responsibility and follow-through. This is a day that favors handling what has been set aside rather than starting something new. You may feel more aware of obligations that need your attention or tasks that require steady effort. Capricorn supports progress made through consistency, not speed. Choose one or two priorities and give them your full attention. Quiet work done well is what matters.
At 8:01 pm EST, the Sun forms a square to Neptune. This can bring doubt around direction or motivation, especially if you have been pushing forward without clarifying that the goal hasn’t changed. You may notice fatigue where enthusiasm used to be. Instead of searching for answers, take note of what feels unclear or unsustainable. This aspect asks for an honest adjustment. Step back from expectations that rely on wishful thinking and ground yourself in what you can realistically manage.
- What responsibility needs your attention today?
- Where has effort continued without a clear return?
- What assumptions need to be revised before you continue in the same direction?
THE TURN OF THE YEAR – Winter Arrives: Sunday, December 21, 2025
Today marks the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. From this point forward, the light begins its steady return. This is a seasonal turning point; do not treat it as a demand for celebration or insight. Let it be a marker of clarity. The Solstice reminds us that rest has a purpose and that endings create the conditions for what comes next. Nothing needs to be decided today. The change is already happening.
The Solstice arrives at 10:02 am EST as the Sun enters Capricorn. Although the Solstice does not rush us toward renewal, it does guarantee it. What has been held in darkness reaches a natural pause, and something new begins to gather strength, even if it is not yet visible.
This is a day that supports rest and honest reflection. The body understands the need to slow down, even if the calendar insists otherwise. Take today seriously in a quiet way. Look back at what the past year has required of you and acknowledge what has been survived, learned, or released. The darkness of this season is the ground where endurance forms and where new intentions take root.
Venus squares Saturn in the early morning, bringing realism into matters of relationship and commitment. You may feel the weight of responsibility or the need to accept a limit that cannot be ignored. This brings us to a moment of clarity about what can be sustained. Let honesty guide you, even if it brings discomfort.
The Moon remains in Capricorn for most of the day, reinforcing the need to take serious care for your emotions. At 10:51 pm EST, the Moon enters Scorpio, and you can expect a deepening of feelings in the coming days.
- What does your body need to rest fully today?
- What part of the past year deserves acknowledgment without judgment?
- What are you ready to carry forward into the returning light?
WEEKLY CLOSING REFLECTION
As the week ends, the Solstice delivers a clear turning point. The Sun enters Capricorn, and we step into winter with a more defined sense of purpose. Whatever felt scattered earlier in the month begins to loosen up and find its place. The days ahead encourage focus, responsibility, and a slower, more deliberate pace. This is the time of year when you gather to you what matters and release what cannot be carried any further.
If you want guidance, clarity, or direction as we move into the final weeks of 2025, I welcome you to schedule a consultation or order a personalized astrology reading. These sessions help you understand the themes at work in your chart and how to navigate the coming cycles with confidence and steadfastness. For anyone wanting to deepen their astrological skills, my book How to Read and Interpret a Birth Chart: Guideposts for Understanding Natal Astrology is an excellent companion as you prepare for the new year.
Allow the season to support you. Winter asks for commitment, patience, and honest self-assessment. Let these qualities anchor you as you step into the weeks ahead.
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