HeartwingsandFriends.com - Tasha's AstroPlanner (December)

The month of December looks rather benign. We will have Mercury turning retrograde shortly before the Solstice, however, when properly used the energy of Retrograde Mercury can be helpful in many ways. I find that at that time I often hear from friends I have not seen in a while. Perhaps this is because I have an 11^th house (home of hopes friends and wishes) Mercury. Look to your own chart if you have one and see where Mercury falls in it. You can predict much of the effect of any planetary transit by examining where it is placed in a chart.

Besides the Sun as usual, Mercury, Venus, and Mars all change signs this month. Both Mercury and Uranus change direction. Mercury leaves philosophical Sagittarius for practical Capricorn on the 2^nd. Venus leaves calculating Capricorn for inventive Aquarius on the 7^th, and Mars eaves unpredictable Aquarius for compassionate Pisces on the 19^th, the same day Mercury turns Retrograde. Expect the unexpected that day. It is best not to plan anything too complicated or vigorous for the 19^th.

For the entire month Jupiter is in Libra, bringing opportunities to learn more about marriage, relationships and the law. Saturn is in Sagittarius, creating responsibilities for teachers, philosophers, social workers, and religious organizations. Uranus is in Aries, turning direct on the 29^th, and unexpected startups, beginnings, and innovations are highlighted. Neptune is in Pisces and we are either easily mislead by our illusions or have the opportunity to see through them. Pluto is in Capricorn bringing pressure for change to bear on politics, business, and organizations that oversee these.

The Full Moon takes place on the 13^th, in Gemini, highlighting communication. This is an opportunity to assess with whom we communicate and eliminate what may no longer be a good way to do so. Perhaps too there we can purge our emails of unwanted mail, or go through old correspondence to see if it is useful or needs to be discarded. The New Moon in Capricorn takes place the day Uranus turns direct and could be an interesting day for sure. New Moons are good for new beginnings, however since Mercury will be retrograde we may wish to resurrect what we formerly began and see how it works now.

Significant days for accomplishment are the 1^st, with Mars/Jupiter trine, 6^th with mars/Uranus opportunity sextile, the 10^th with a Sun/Saturn conjunction, the 24^th with a Saturn/Uranus trine, the 25^th with a Venus/Jupiter trine, the 28^th with a Sun/Mercury conjunction and a Mercury/Mars sextile. Be alert and mindful on the 19th when Mercury goes retrograde, the 26^th with a Jupiter/Uranus opposition fueling a potential for odd surprises, and the 29^th with Uranus turning Direct and possibly bringing more peculiar behaviors and or surprises to the New Moon.

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Day	Date	Astrology
Thur	1st	World AIDS Day - Diligent Capricorn Moon: A strong get-it-done day
Fri	2nd	Organized Capricorn Moon: Strategize for success. Mercury joins the Moon in Capricorn to help keep us focused
Sat	3rd	Efficient Capricorn Moon: Work hard during the morning and early afternoon. Quirky Aquarius Moon takes over after that
Sun	4th	Inventive Aquarius Moon: Try new things to do, new ways of doing
Mon	5th	Sinterklaas (St Nicholas) Eve - Birthday of Santa Claus - Altruistic Aquarius Moon: Gather to see what can be done to help
Tue	6th	Hanukkah/Chanukkah Begins (at sundown) 2015 - Gentle Pisces Moon: Enjoy a day of caring and compassion
Wed	7th	Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - Psychic Pisces Moon: Attune to the needs of others and be of help. Venus into Aquarius helps create unique choices
Thur	8th	Energetic Aries Moon: Begin a new project or take up a new task
Fri	9th	Active Aries Moon: Keep busy with whatever needs you to do it. Sun/Jupiter sextile adds educational opportunity
Sat	10th	Human Rights Day - Active Aries Moon: Keep busy with whatever needs you to do it. Sun/Jupiter sextile adds educational opportunity
Sun	11th	Pleasure loving Taurus Moon: Do something sybaritic and sensuous. Sun/Uranus trine sets the stage for something unusual
Mon	12th	Chatty Gemini Moon: Communications are highlighted; email, call, write especially to siblings.
Tue	13th	Peripatetic Gemini Moon: Do errands, get small tasks accomplished. Full Moon makes for expanded energy, feeling good
Wed	14th	Warm Cancer Moon: Plan some a get-together, do some cooking
Thur	15th	Cancer Moon: Take a family member to lunch, plan a dinner with friends
Fri	16th	Royal Leo Moon: Take a playful approach, consider an artistic project
Sat	17th	Loving Leo Moon: Have a fun day with children, or your own inner child
Sun	18th	Playful Leo Moon AM: Enliven your day with light heartedness. 1 PM Pbristine Virgo Moon: Devote some time to cleaning up and polishing
Mon	19th	Playful Leo Moon AM: Enliven your day with light heartedness. 1 PM Pbristine Virgo Moon: Devote some time to cleaning up and polishing
Tue	20th	Particular Virgo Moon: go over and edit projects, manuscripts
Wed	21st	1st day of Winter - Winter Solstice Begins - Balance seeking Libra Moon: Even things out for yourself. Winter Solstice Sun into Capricorn, the light will now increase by a little daily
Thur	22nd	Justice loving Libra Moon: Speak out or write letters on behalf of victims
Fri	23rd	Deep Scorpio Moon: Look for hidden solutions, solve riddles
Sat	24th	Christmas Eve and Hanukkah/Chanukkah Ends (at sundown) 2016 - Passionate Scorpio Moon: Embrace your beloved with Christmas kisses
Sun	25th	Christmas Day - Crafty Scorpio Moon: Design a Christmas surprise to delight all. Venus/Jupiter trine helps all feel happy, be generous
Mon	26th	Hospitable Sagittarius Moon: Share your joy with those you love. Jupiter/Uranus opposition makes for diverse, unusual educational times
Tue	27th	Philosophical Sagittarius Moon: Help resolve dilemmas
Wed	28th	Ambitious Capricorn Moon: decide what you want and go for it.
Thur	29th	Persistent Capricorn Moon: Pursue your goals diligently for the day. New Moon in Capricorn: Outline goals for the next year, make lists. Uranus turns direct, expect the unexpected
Fri	30th	Persistent Capricorn Moon: Pursue your goals diligently for the day. New Moon in Capricorn: Outline goals for the next year, make lists. Uranus turns direct, expect the unexpected
Sat	31st	New Years Eve - Persistent Capricorn Moon: Pursue your goals diligently for the day. New Moon in Capricorn: Outline goals for the next year, make lists. Uranus turns direct, expect the unexpected

	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.
	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 21st 2016.
	The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23)
	Hanukkah/Chanukkah - Begins on December 24th 2016 and ends January 1st 2017at 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 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