THE DAILY PLANET – THURSDAY DECEMBER 21ST:  Blessings of the Winter Solstice Sun to All!  Tonight at 10:27 PM EST the Sun heads into Capricorn for the Solstice, and the winter officially begins. The winter solstice is the longest night and shortest day of the year, as the solar tide turns and Light begins to slowly return, till summer when the solar tide turns again.

 

It’s a beautiful night to light candles to welcome the returning Sun. Astrologically the winter solstice chart, gives us our astrological directions for the winter season. In the solstice chart cast for Washington DC, the national chart, the Capricorn Sun is traveling with Mercury Retrograde in the sector of home and family, inviting us to reflect on big domestic questions this winter, and get our houses in order on all levels. 

 

The Sun is the making a harmonious aspect to the Moon, which headed into Taurus at 9:50 PM EST, just in time for the winter solstice. Therefore, this winter will have the soul and the mood of earthy, grounded, beautiful Taurus who is traveling with Jupiter retrograde for the solstice. This could be a very constructive winter for reviewing big, beautiful profitable plans, that could be game changers in the spring. With Jupiter retrograde conjunct the Moon, and Mercury retrograde conjunct the Solstice Sun in Capricorn, we are clearly being asked to get organized, rethink review, revise, restore, recover and restructure this winter season, even after Jupiter and Mercury station direct. ( Jupiter stations on 12/30 and Mercury on 1/1/24)

 

Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn is in visionary Pisces in the sector of organization, daily work and health, inviting us to heal and get organized to achieve our dreams and visions , it’s a beautiful winter to clarify ideas, organize logistics, and get our ducks in a row to achieve beautiful success in late winter and early spring. 

ARIES: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn in your executive sector, traveling with Mercury retrograde for the solstice, as the portal of winter opens and winter officially begins. It’s a beautiful winter for you to re-organize and restructure your business plans and professional goals. The Capricorn Sun is harmonizing with the Taurus Moon traveling with Jupiter retrograde at the time of the Solstice, indicating that this winter looks fantastic for rethinking your approach to finances, property and some big game changing projects that could exponentially increase your prosperity.

TAURUS: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn, traveling with Mercury retrograde as the portal of winter opens for the solstice and winter officially begins. It’s a beautiful winter for you to get your philosophical ducks in a row, review belief systems, re-organize projects, and generally prepare for what could be epic success in the New Year. The Moon is in Taurus for the winter solstice, traveling with Jupiter retrograde, making a beautiful harmonious aspect to the Sun, indicating that this will be a beautiful winter for you to nest rest and nurture yourself, as you get big beautiful plans revised and organized for the big success that awaits you in the spring if not before.

GEMINI: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn in your deepest sector, as the solstice occurs, and winter officially begins. The Sun is traveling in a tight conjunction with Mercury retrograde, indicating that this winter is a great time for you to revise and rethink mergers, joint financial plans, and your intimate life. The moon is in Taurus for the winter solstice traveling with Jupiter retrograde, indicating that the mood of winter is grounded, constructive and beautiful. It’s a great time to revise, rethink or reconnect with big, beautiful, visions regarding all you want to build and create.

CANCER: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn in your partnership sector, for the solstice, as winter officially begins. The Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, indicating that this is a fantastic winter to rethink partnerships, attachment patterns, and shared goals with partners. The Moon is in Taurus, traveling with Jupiter retrograde in your social sector, indicating that this will be a beautiful winter to reconnect with friends, revise your approach to building your social life, and your social network. It’s time to review big profitable collaborations that could be game changers come the spring.

LEO: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun, your ruling planet, heads into responsible executive Capricorn in your sector of work, health, and organization, for  the Solstice, as winter officially begins. The Solstice Sun is traveling in a tight conjunction with Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, indicating that this is a stellar winter to get seriously organized and restructures for success. The Moon is in beautiful, earthy Taurus in your career sector, for the solstice traveling with massive Jupiter retrograde, indicating that it is a great winter to reconnect with big beautiful projects that could be profitable game changers in the spring, if not sooner.

VIRGO: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn in your creative sector for the solstice, as winter officially begins. The Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde in your sector of creativity, children recreation and romance, indicating that this is a fantastic winter to reconnect with creative projects, your hearts true desires, and your children. It’s a beautiful time to rethink your approach to all of these areas. The Moon is in beautiful earthy Taurus for the solstice, traveling with massive Jupiter retrograde, indicating that it’s a great season to get big beautiful profitable ideas, products and projects organized and ready to thrive in the spring if not before.

LIBRA: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into grounded, responsible Capricorn in your home sector for the Solstice, as winter officially begins. The Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde, indicating that this is a beautiful winter to rethink domestic and family plans. The Moon is in Taurus for the winter Solstice, traveling with massive Jupiter retrograde, indicating that this will be a wonderful winter for rethinking mergers, financial plans, and big profitable collaborations that could be game changers in the spring.

SCORPIO: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into responsible, executive Capricorn, in your sector of mind, for the solstice, as winter officially begins. The Solstice Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, indicating that this is a brilliant season to reconnect with important projects that you’re committed to. It’s a great winter to re-organize your thinking, restructure your mind through meditation, and generally get organized to achieve the ideas and projects that are most important to you. The moon is in earthy beautiful Taurus for the winter, traveling with Jupiter retrograde, indicating that it’s a big winter for releasing past relationships and reconnecting with partners, with whom you can prosper and thrive.

SAGITTARIUS: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn in your fiscal sector for the Solstice as winter officially begins. The Capricorn Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde also in Capricorn, indicating that this is a fantastic winter to review, revise, restructure and recover regarding financial matters. The Moon is in beautiful, constructive Taurus for the winter solstice, traveling with Jupiter, your ruling planet, retrograde. Both of these planets are in your work sector, indicating that this is a fantastic season to revise, rethink or reconnect with massive and profitable projects that could be game changers in the spring, if not sooner.

CAPRICORN: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the portal of winter opens for the Solstice and the Sun glides into your sign, beautiful Capricorn, as your birthday season begins! The Capricorn Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde for this Solstice, indicating that it’s a beautiful winter for you to revise, rethink, restore, recover, and generally recharge your battery as you rethink your sense of self. You are a sign known for ambitious climbing, but it’s a beautiful winter to take it easy, and do some reflecting about the goals that you are most committed to, and take your time doing it. The Moon is in beautiful Taurus for the Solstice in your creative sector, traveling with Jupiter retrograde, indicating that it’s a beautiful winter to reflect on big recreational or creative plans and projects that are calling you. Give thought to the biggest creative projects that could shift your life in the spring.

AQUARIUS: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun heads into Capricorn in your spiritual sector for the solstice, as winter officially begins. The Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, indicating that this is a great summer to rethink, revise or reconnect with the dreams and visions you are committed to. The Moon is in earthy, grounded, Taurus in your home sector traveling with Jupiter retrograde, indicating that this is also a great winter for reviewing revising and rethinking big domestic plans, and big family plans, that need your attention. It’s a great winter to make necessary changes that could add up to something big in the spring.

PISCES: Tonight at 10:27 PM EST, the Sun glides into Capricorn, in your social sector for the solstice, as winter officially begins. The Solstice Sun is traveling with Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, indicating that this is a great winter to revise and rethink your social life, collaborations, and perhaps to reconnect with beloved friends, groups and communities. The Moon is in earthy grounded, Taurus for the solstice, traveling with massive Jupiter retrograde, inviting you to rethink big, brilliant, profitable, constructive ideas, that require your revised attention. Give them the attention they deserve, they could be game changers and lead to profitable breakthroughs in the spring.