HeartwingsandFriends.com - Tasha's AstroPlanner (December)

The prevailing energies this month focus on the Solstice, the rest of retrograde Mercury, and a Lunar Eclipse of the Full Moon. Changes that have been in the wings for a while may make themselves known. There is no sudden rush, just a gradual awakening to what is happening or is already underway. The Solstice ushers in the reappearance of the light, which dawns a little earlier each day.

The month begins with a potential for changes on the 1st, with the 2nd being an energetic day with a potential for problems if you go too fast. On the 4th, mind your tongue and stay away from arguments. On the 5th, you might fall in love. Toward the end of the week you'll feel the Full Moon energy. With a Lunar eclipse on the 10th, be prepared for changes to reveal themselves, perhaps subtly.

Mercury begins forward motion on the 13th, go do your Christmas shopping with no fear tomorrow and onward. On the 18th there could be obstacles to your wishes or difficulties with making choices. On the 20th Venus's entry into Aquarius helps us make choices that reflect benefits for all. However, this day be mindful of overdoing, overspending or overeating! Both the 20th and 21st could bring sudden opportunities for pleasure or a bargain.

The New Moon on the 24th illuminates beginnings in business or politics, as well as setting off a good month for accomplishing goals. On the 25th generous Jupiter appropriately brings any delayed rewards or benefits. And finally, on the 28th and 29th changes can and perhaps will be made to assist with the implementation of future goals. Keep those resolutions, few, simple and effective. Happy New Year to All!

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Day	Date	Astrology
Thur	1st	World AIDS Day - Plan for changes; these can affect any choices to be made.
Fri	2nd	An energetic day, please be mindful and look before you leap.
Sat	3rd	Moon in Active Aries suggests restarting or rethinking any stalled projects.
Sun	4th	Much happens, busy day. Stay clear of arguments or conflicts.
Mon	5th	Sinterklaas (St Nicholas) Eve - Birthday of Santa Claus - Plan gentle, joyful activities. All goes well.
Tue	6th	Moon in earthy Taurus provides enjoyment of appetites.
Wed	7th	Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - Shop to replace what you need or do beauty treatments.
Thur	8th	Plan to accomplish needed maintenance work.
Fri	9th	Moon in restless Gemini keeps us all on the move. Errands go well.
Sat	10th	Human Rights Day - Full Moon Lunar Eclipse suggests change is in the wind. This is reinforced by Uranus, so expect the unexpected.
Sun	11th	Moon in caring Cancer suggests planning visits or communicating with parents.
Mon	12th	Home repairs or reviews of meal plans go well today.
Tue	13th	Mercury turns direct today, though not until evening. Find last minute "re" things to do—restore, restock, repeat, remove, etc.
Wed	14th	Moon in hearty Leo makes for romantic feelings. Indulge your beloved.
Thur	15th	Generous giving brings good rewards.
Fri	16th	Moon in practical Virgo indicates time to focus on organization.
Sat	17th	Difficult choices may arise. Take your time deciding.
Sun	18th	Responsibilities may put you between a rock and a hard place. Do not put off necessary choices.
Mon	19th	A good potential exists for creating structure. Organize plans.
Tue	20th	Hanukkah/Chanukkah Begins (at sundown) 2011 - Venus into altruistic Aquarius suggests benefits from group interaction for a while. Today beware of overdoing or taking on too much.
Wed	21st	Unusual choices may come your way. Think before purchasing.
Thur	22nd	1st day of Winter - Winter Solstice Begins - Today's Winter Solstice ushers in the renewal of light and fine day for hospitality and generosity. Also, expect the unexpected.
Fri	23rd	Moon into Sagittarius makes for hospitality and energetic action.
Sat	24th	Christmas Eve - New Moon in Capricorn suggests beginnings for business and politics.
Sun	25th	Christmas Day - Jupiter direct today can bring delayed rewards as well as expenses.
Mon	26th	Moon in altruistic Aquarius suggests being of help to the public.
Tue	27th	A good day to gather with friends.
Wed	28th	Hanukkah/Chanukkah Ends (at sundown) 2011 - make good connections with a volunteer organization. Change may be scheduled.
Thur	29th	A great day to make needed changes.
Fri	30th	Moon in compassionate Pisces says seek those in need and be of help.
Sat	31st	New Years Eve - Make two good resolutions and initiate ways to fulfill them.

	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- [December 20th - 28th in 2011] 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.
	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 10th is Human Rights Day
	December 10th Nobel Prizes are awarded on the anniversary of Albert Nobel's death.
	December 9th in the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero.
	December 12th is Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico
	December 12th 2010 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
	Hanukkah/Chanukkah begins December 20th 2011 and ends December 28th at sundown (see also Judaism 101 - Chanukkah).
	Winter Begins - The Winter Solstice begins today December 22nd 2011.
	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
	Hanukkah/Chanukkah - Ends December 28th 2011 at sundown and began December 20th (see also Judaism 101 - Chanukkah).
	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