HeartwingsandFriends.com - Tasha's AstroPlanner (December)

Besides the Sun, only two planets change signs this month. Mercury begins the month in jovial Sagittarius, then turns practical in Capricorn on the 9th. We are apt to look for more practical holiday gifts after that date. Venus begins the month in gentle Libra, then on the 4th enters passionate Scorpio. Finally on the 30th into Sagittarius. Our choices (Venus) oriented toward reason, now are based on desire or dislike and finally, generosity. Mars in Libra signals incisiveness. Jupiter continues to bring rewards to Virgos. Saturn continues to call Sagittarians to be responsible.

An astrological happening on the 25th could herald a surprise event when Uranus in Aries turns direct: An invention, a new discovery, a breakthrough? We have to wait until Christmas to open that package. When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st at the Winter Solstice, it signals the end of the cycle of dark days and the beginning of the brightening. Thought not evident right away, by mid January we begin to notice lengthening days, and by February 2, the light affects the birds and they become more active.

The New Moon in Sagittarius on the 11th calls us to explore, expand, and go adventuring, if only in our dreams. Dreams could be vivid with a Venus trining Neptune shortly before the event. The Full Moon in Cancer on the 25th is lit up by Uranus turning direct and Mercury trining Jupiter, a fine combination for a breakthrough or some kind of illumination. As we gather with those we are about we may have a special insight or opportunity with them. As Uranus moves forward again inspiration could flourish bringing inventive solutions.

Uranus and Mercury trine on the 1st indicates inspiration. As Mercury squares Jupiter on the 4th, beware snap judgments. Venus enters possessive Scorpio and choices stem from feelings. Be mindful on the 6th;a Mars Pluto square indicates aggressive energy. Sun trine Uranus on the 8th signals unique chances. Mercury enters Capricorn on the 9th, indicating practicality. Mars opposing Uranus on the 10th suggests we avoid conflict and embrace new ways of doing. New Moon on the 11th is accompanied by a Venus Neptune trine indicating a high spiritual vibrations. The 14th Sun square Jupiter indicates a potential for excess, choose your direction. On the 18th and 19th Mercury joins Pluto to reveal secrets or discuss them.

On the 20th Mercury squares Uranus prompting potential arguments or mercurial solutions. The 21st brings Sun into Capricorn with the Winter Solstice. Our lives may become more directed, ambitions. A Christmas full Moon promises excitement and Mercury trine Jupiter expands it. Uranus turns direct and the energy may prompt something unusual or unique. The 28th and 29th Mercury squares Mars; avoid arguments. As Sun sextiles Neptune, attune to the lesson involved. Venus enters Sagittarius the 30th, our choices now are based on generosity.

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Day	Date	Astrology
Tue	1st	World AIDS Day - Royal Leo Moon urges generosity, Mercury trine Uranus helps bring innovative ideas to mind.
Wed	2nd	Practical Virgo Moon helps get things organized
Thur	3rd	Efficient Virgo Moon makes it a good day for doing
Fri	4th	Balance loving Libra Moon helps ease Mercury square Jupiter exaggeration. Venus into passionate Scorpio makes choices more vivid
Sat	5th	Sinterklaas (St Nicholas) Eve - Birthday of Santa Claus - Artistic Libra Moon calls us to create decorations
Sun	6th	Hanukkah/Chanukkah Begins (at sundown) 2015 - Beauty loving Libra Moon suggests making art. Sun sextile Mars makes much energy available, Mars Square Pluto suggests avoiding arguments
Mon	7th	Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - Intense Scorpio Moon gets the week off to an energetic start
Tue	8th	Energetic Scorpio Moon makes for a busy day. Sun trine Uranus brings out good thinking, new ways of doing
Wed	9th	Transformative Scorpio Moon begins the day, seek positive changes, Generous Sagittarius Moon takes over at 5:30, enjoy the company of friends. Mercury into practical Capricorn helps efficiency
Thur	10th	Human Rights Day - Philosophical Sagittarius Moon leads to interesting discussions. Mars opposing Uranus suggests new ways to do things
Fri	11th	New Moon in Sagittarius says seek educational opportunities over the next two weeks. Venus trine Neptune indicates spiritual energy abounds
Sat	12th	Ambitious Capricorn Moon makes it easy to take on too much. Slow down!
Sun	13th	Efficient Capricorn Moon gets us organizing and arranging
Mon	14th	Hanukkah/Chanukkah Ends (at sundown) 2014 - Altruistic Aquarius Moon suggests helping others. Sun square Jupiter indicates a potential for excess
Tue	15th	Quirky Aquarius Moon offers a fun outlook
Wed	16th	AM Brotherly Aquarius Moon becomes compassionate Pisces Moon at 1 PM. Love abounds.
Thur	17th	Charming Pisces Moon warms hearts and potentially confuses minds
Fri	18th	Psychic Pisces Moon energy enhances intuition. Energetic Aries Moon takes over at 4:30 PM. Late Mercury conjunct Pluto could help solve a mystery
Sat	19th	Temperamental Aries Moon makes for ups and downs. Mercury conjunct Pluto suggests digging for answers
Sun	20th	Fiery Aries Moon makes for an energetic day. Calm Taurus Moon at 7:15 PM soothes the atmosphere. Mercury square Uranus could mean upsetting or innovative solutions
Mon	21st	Steady Taurus Moon gets the week off to a good start. Sun into Capricorn brings in the Winter Solstice. New Light is born
Tue	22nd	1st day of Winter - Winter Solstice Begins - Artistic Taurus Moon encourages crafts. 9:30 PM friendly Gemini Moon lightens the mood.
Wed	23rd	Chatty Gemini Moon makes a good day for communication
Thur	24th	Christmas Eve - Busy Gemini Moon helps get last minute shopping wrapped up. Venus sextile Jupiter can make it pleasanter
Fri	25th	Christmas Day - Warm Cancer Full Moon shines brightly on family gatherings. Mercury trine Jupiter lifts the atmosphere. Uranus turns direct, might bring surprises
Sat	26th	Kindly Cancer Moon helps embrace and nurture all.
Sun	27th	Romantic Leo Moon helps us celebrates love
Mon	28th	Playful Leo Moon helps make work into fun.
Tue	29th	Big hearted Leo Moon shares gifts. At 2 PM Diligent Virgo Moon gets to work
Wed	30th	Organized Virgo Moon helps put everything in order. Venus into Sagittarius brings generosity to choices.
Thur	31st	New Years Eve - Diligent Virgo Moon helps finish up the old year's tasks with ease.

	Holidays & Other Interesting events happening in DECEMBER: Holidays and Other Cool Events brought to you by Doc Dingley
	Events for December: (A lot of events happening in December) Union Day of Romania (1 December) Hannukah is - [December 16th - December 24th in 2014] World AIDS Day (December 1) National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2) Sinterklaas in The Netherlands (December 5) Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand (December 5) Independence Day in Finland (December 6) Constitution Day in Spain (December 6) Saint Nicholas Day in Greece (December 6) Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7) Fukuoka Marathon is held on first Sunday in December. Día de la Madre en Panamá (Mother's Day) in Panama. (December 8) Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception. (December 8) Constitution Day in Romania. (December 8) In the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day (December 9) is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero. Nobel Prizes awarded (December 10) on the anniversary of Albert Nobel's death. Human Rights Day (December 10) Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico (December 12) Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (December 12) Saint Lucy (December 13) Honolulu Marathon is held on second Sunday in December. Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15) Zamenhof Day (December 15) Victory day of Bangladesh (December 16) Day of Reconciliation in South Africa (December 16). Solstice (called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on dates varying from December 20 to December 22 (in UTC). See also Yule The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23) Festivus (December 23) HumanLight (Humanist Holiday), (December 23) Christmas Eve (December 24) Christmas (December 25) Boxing Day (December 26) Day of Goodwill (December 26) Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1) Proclamation Day in South Australia (December 28) Philippines - Rizal Day (December 30) New Year's Eve (December 31) In Albanian, December is called Dhjetor In the Anishinaabe language, December is known as Manidoo-giizisoons, meaning "little spirit-moon". In Asturian, December is called Avientu In Finnish, December is called joulukuu, meaning "month of Christmas", since about the 18th century. Earlier it was called talvikuu, meaning "month of winter". In Georgian, December is called დეკემბერი. In Irish, December is called Mí na Nollaig, meaning "month of Christmas". In the old Japanese calendar, the month is called Shiwasu meaning "priests run"; it is named so because priests are busy making end of the year prayers and blessings. In Turkish, December is known as Aralık. In Xhosa, December is known as ngeyomNga, meaning "month of the mimosa thorn tree".
	December 1st is World AIDS Day.
	December 2nd is National Day - Nationhood of United Arab Emirates.
	December 5th is Sinterklaas (St Nicholas) Eve - Birthday of Santa Claus in the Netherlands, (also called Sint Nikolaas in Dutch) is a traditional holiday figure in the Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Belgium, celebrated every year on Saint Nicholas' eve (December 5) or, in Belgium, on the morning of December 6. The feast celebrates the name day of Saint Nicholas, patron saint of, among other things, children.
	December 5th is Father's Day - Thailand (Kings Birthday) in Thailand.
	Hanukkah/Chanukkah - Begins on December 6th 2015 and ends December 14th at sundown (see also Judaism 101 - Chanukkah). Hanukkah (sometimes transliterated Chanukkah) is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar. In Hebrew, the word "hanukkah" means "dedication." The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E.
	December 6th is Independence Day in Finland Saint Nicholas Day in Greece Constitution Day in Spain
	December 6th is St Nicholas Day in Greece.
	December 7th is Fukuoka Marathon in Japan held on first Sunday in December.
	December 8th is Día de la Madre en Panamá (Mother's Day) in Panama
	December 9th in the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero.
	December 10th is Human Rights Day
	December 10th Nobel Prizes are awarded on the anniversary of Albert Nobel's death.
	December 12th is Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico
	December 13th 2015 is the Honolulu Marathon held on the second Sunday in December every year.
	Bill of Rights Day (United States) is December 15th. The Bill of Rights is a list or summary of rights that are considered important and essential by a group of people. The purpose of these bills is to protect those against infringement by the government
	Winter Begins - The Winter Solstice this year begins: December 22nd 2015.
	The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23)
	December 24th is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas Day, a widely celebrated holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas. In Western culture, Christmas Eve is celebrated on December 24. However, the Coptic, Serbian, Russian, Macedonian, and Georgian Orthodox Churches, as well as the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, use the Julian calendar, which is currently thirteen days behind the Gregorian calendar, so Christmas Eve for the adherents of those Churches coincides with January 6 of the following year in the Gregorian calendar.
	December 25th is Christmas Day, in most parts of the world it is celebrated (December 25th) but varies in some countries, click on the link to find out more about the various celebrations worldwide.
	December 26th is National Boxing Day in Canada. Kwanzaa - Celebration of African Heritage (December 26 to January 1) Day of Goodwill
	December 31st New Years Eve
	December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days
	December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
	December is Seasonal Depression Awareness Month.
	December is Love Your Neighbor Month !
	In Latin, decem means "ten". December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
	Other Names for December: In Albanian, December is called Dhjetor In the Anishinaabe language, December is known as Manidoo-giizisoons, meaning "little spirit-moon". In Asturian, December is called Avientu In Finnish, December is called joulukuu, meaning "month of Christmas", since about the 18th century. Earlier it was called talvikuu, meaning "month of winter". In Georgian, December is called დეკემბერი. In Irish, December is called Mí na Nollaig, meaning "month of Christmas". In the old Japanese calendar, the month is called Shiwasu meaning "priests run"; it is named so because priests are busy making end of the year prayers and blessings. In Turkish, December is known as Aralık. In Xhosa, December is known as ngeyomNga, meaning "month of the mimosa thorn tree".
	December in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
	December always begins with the same day of the week as September.
	December's flower is the narcissus or the holly.
	December's birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite.
More:	Bizarre & Unique Holidays for (December): ThinkQuest.Org - Holiday Insights.Com - Brownie Locks

Fire Signs	Earth Signs	Air Signs	Water Signs
ARIES May 21-May 19	TAURUS May 20-May 20	GEMINI May 21-June 20	CANCER June 21-July 22
LEO July 23-Aug. 22	VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22	LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22	SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21	CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19	AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18	PISCES Feb. 19-May 20