In December 2020, Jupiter and Saturn both enter Aquarius. On 21st December, the two planets conjunct in Aquarius. This is a rare astrological aspect, known as the Great Conjunction, which last time happened twenty years ago. On 14th December occurs the second solar eclipse of the year.
1st December: Mercury enters Sagittarius
Optimism and self-confidence help you to succeed. Tolerance and open mindedness are the most important values, during this transit. „A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open“ (Frank Zappa)
6th December: Venus in Scorpio trine Neptune in Pisces
9th December: Sun in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces
10th December: Venus in Scorpio sextile Pluto in Capricorn
11th December: Sun in Sagittarius trine Mars in Aries
13th December: Mercury in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces
14th December: New Moon in Sagittarius
Sun conjuncts Moon in Sagittarius. Expand your consciousness, expand your horizons, expand your mind! This is what the New Moon in Sagittarius wants you to do, today. This is also a total solar eclipse, the second of the year, visible in South of Africa, much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans and also in Antarctica. The first solar eclipse of the year occurred on June 21st. „Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world“ (Miguel de Cervantes)
14th December: Venus in Scorpio sextile Jupiter in Capricorn
15th December: Chiron again direct in Aries
Chiron was retrograde starting 11th July. This asteroid will help you to find your real identity. You will better know what your core values are . „Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind“ (Dr. Seuss)
15th December: Mercury in Sagittarius trine Mars in Aries
15th December: Venus in Scorpio sextile Saturn in Capricorn
15th December: Venus enters Sagittarius
You have many experiences in love and in relationships, so you collect a serious number of friends and lovers. Adventure is your primary concern, during this transit. „Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul“ (Jaime Lyn)
17th December: Saturn enters Aquarius
Saturn in Aquarius is about organizing for the future. It is the best time to clarify our goals. It also can help us to find all the groups we belong to. „An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run“ (Sydney J. Harris)
19th December: Jupiter enters Aquarius
Jupiter in Aquarius strongly improves our future orientation, especially for Sagittarius, Aquarius and Pisces. The social life of Aries improves a lot, while Cancers and Capricorn have great financial opportunities. „Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards“ (Søren Kierkegaard(
20th December: Sun conjunct Mercury in Sagittarius
20th December: Mercury enters Capricorn
We learn how to organize our brain for better productivity. We communicate better with authority figures. „If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done“ (Bruce Lee)
21st December: Sun enters Capricorn
Working towards a long-term goal is most satisfying. We become more serious and better organized. „When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps“ (Confucius)
21st December: Jupiter conjunct Saturn in Aquarius
Jupiter-Saturn conjunction will be the greatest of all astrological events in 2020.We remember Dale Cooper’s interpretation of this astrological aspect: „When Jupiter and Saturn are conjunct, there are enormous shifts in power and fortune. Jupiter being expansive in its influence, Saturn, contractive. Conjunction suggests a state of intensification, concentration. What this indicates to me is the potential for explosive change, good and bad“.
23rd December: Mars in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn
25th December: Mercury in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus
28th December: Sun in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus
30th December: Venus in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces
30th December: Full Moon in Cancer
Sun in Capricorn opposite Moon in Cancer It is the second Full moon in Cancer, this year. We need balance between heart and brain, between family and work, between marriage and friends. „Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use“ (Peter Latham)
December 2020 Astronomy Calendar