Sagittarius New Moon
December 19 to January 3
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ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS
by
ASTRODADDY
(all times listed
are Pacific time)
SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON (DECEMBER 19) TO CANCER FULL MOON (JANUARY 3)
THEME: From Cosmic Pivot to Heart Reset: Two Weeks of Karmic Course Correction, Grounded Action, and Emotional Rebirth
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2-WEEK SUMMARY DESCRIPTION (SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON → CANCER FULL MOON)
The two weeks between the Sagittarius New Moon on December 19 and the Cancer Full Moon on January 3 form a powerful bridge from vision to embodiment, from karmic crossroads to emotional closure.
We begin with a timeline-shifting New Moon at 28° Sagittarius: Neptune’s square blurs the old storyline while sharpening the inner compass; Mercury square the Nodes delivers fated conversations, decisions, and truths that cannot be unsaid; Jupiter square Chiron exposes tender spots around safety, identity, and emotional courage; and Neptune sextile Uranus cracks open sudden insight and spiritual breakthroughs. This is the cosmic pivot—the moment where a new path, belief, or narrative calls you forward and asks for a real “yes.”
Almost immediately, the Moon’s shift into Capricorn and the Sun’s entrance into Capricorn at the solstice grounds the fire. What begins as inspiration becomes structure: plans, timelines, commitments, and sober clarity about what it will actually take to build the life you’re envisioning. Venus moving from Sagittarius to Capricorn, plus Mars aligning with the North Node and Mercury squaring Saturn, reinforces this theme: desire meets discipline, truth meets responsibility, and action quietly clicks into alignment with destiny.
Meanwhile, the Moon’s journey through Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and finally Cancer paints the emotional backdrop:
Aquarius and Gemini bring mental clarity, fresh ideas, and a lighter, future-focused perspective.
Pisces and Neptune contacts invite dreaming, romance, spiritual sensitivity, and the temptation to slip into fantasy—beautiful for art, but asking for discernment.
Aries and the Mercury–Chiron trine offer courage, honest words, and healing through truth.
Taurus brings stabilization, grounding the new intentions into practical steps and embodied choices.
On January 2, the Moon’s entry into Cancer and Chiron’s station direct in Aries mark a turning point in healing: we move from processing pain internally to actually moving beyond it.
Everything culminates with the Full Moon in Cancer on January 3—a deeply emotional, intuitive, and cleansing lunation. Here, the heart catches up with the choices made since the Sag New Moon. Old emotional patterns, family stories, and protective shells rise to the surface so they can finally be released. This full moon reopens the heart, re-roots you in what truly nourishes you, and gently shifts you from survival into self-care, from carrying the past into consciously setting it down.
Taken together, these two weeks tell one coherent story:
A truth becomes undeniable
A path redirects
Effort and destiny quietly sync up
And the heart gets a chance to reset, soften, and begin again.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 - NEW MOON IN SAGITTARIUS
Sagittarius New Moon
A threshold moment: truth, intuition, revelation, and karmic redirection
This new moon is not subtle. Sagittarius at 28° is already a “culmination degree” — the final stretch of the sign that rules meaning, truth, vision, and direction. When a new moon happens here, it behaves like a cosmic pivot: something ends, something begins, and a deeper truth is revealed.
5:42PM – MOON CONJUNCT SUN IN SAGITTARIUS @ 28.24 degrees
Sagittarius energy wants BIG things: an expanded life, a clear horizon, conviction, adventure, and meaning that fuels the spirit. At 28°, this new moon asks:
What truth can no longer be denied?
What vision is calling you forward?
Where have you outgrown a previous belief system?
This is a truth-anchoring new moon, but it comes with fog, karmic tension, and breakthrough energy (thanks to the aspects around it).
1. Neptune in Pisces square the New Moon (off by 1 degree)
The dream vs. the truth — illusion dissolving so the real path emerges. Although not exact, a 1° orb is powerful. This square brings:
Dissolving illusions
Heightened intuition
Confusion before clarity
A spiritual or creative message that breaks through
A moment where something “unseen” becomes visible
This can feel like: “I thought I knew the direction — but now something deeper is speaking.”
Neptune square a Sagittarius new moon can blur the map but sharpen the inner compass.
2. Mercury (10° Sagittarius) square the Nodes (11° Virgo/Pisces)
Karmic communication. A decision point. A fated message or insight. Mercury square the nodes during a new moon is a karmic crossroads. Words, conversations, decisions, and revelations carry past-life or destiny-level weight. This brings:
Fated conversations
A decision that alters your trajectory
Information that pushes you onto your rightful path
A need to choose between old thinking (South Node Virgo) and spiritual trust (North Node Pisces)
Sagittarius Mercury already wants truth. Square the nodes? It wants the truth that frees you. This can be:
Signing something
Ending a conversation cycle
Speaking your truth
Hearing something that redirects you
A spiritual awakening triggered by communication
3. Jupiter in Cancer square Retrograde Chiron in Aries
Emotional expansion meets old wounds — healing that finally releases you. Jupiter is the ruler of the new moon, making this aspect extremely important. Jupiter in Cancer is emotional growth. Chiron in Aries is the wound around identity. The square makes it unavoidable.
Themes:
Healing emotional insecurity
Emotional courage
Confronting a childhood wound
Protecting yourself differently
Breaking a generational pattern
This square says: “To expand (Jupiter), something must be healed or confronted (Chiron).” But because Chiron is retrograde, this is inner work, not outer conflict.
4. Neptune (29° Pisces) sextile Uranus retrograde (28° Taurus)
A mystical breakthrough. A sudden spiritual download. A creative awakening. This exact-ish sextile is the magic of this new moon.
Þ Neptune = dreams, intuition, imagination
Þ Uranus = change, awakening, innovation
Together:
Sudden inspiration
Spiritual breakthroughs
Psychic intuition
Creative genius
Seeing the future clearly
A solution appearing “out of nowhere”
· It’s a burst of enlightenment.
· A cosmic “aha” moment.
This is what cuts through the fog of the Neptune square.
Putting it all together: The Story of the New Moon
This new moon is a karmic realignment point, a moment where the universe says:
“The old path is gone. The new one has been revealed. You must choose it.”
The energy is:
Visionary
Psychic
Truth-seeking
Destiny-influenced
Emotionally healing
Electrically inspired
But there is tension:
Mercury square Nodes = a karmic decision
Chiron square Jupiter = confronting a wound
Neptune square the Moon = confusion before clarity
Yet it resolves beautifully through:
Neptune sextile Uranus = breakthrough
New Moon in late Sag = higher truth
Jupiter ruling the lunation = expansion and goodness
This lunation wants you to commit to a new belief, a new story, a new truth, and a new emotional reality.
What This New Moon Does
A truth becomes undeniable.
A path becomes clearer.
A dream becomes more real.
A wound gets acknowledged so you can expand.
A karmic message arrives.
A spiritual breakthrough sets you free.
A decision changes your direction.
Inspiration strikes suddenly and powerfully.
This is a timeline-shifting new moon — the kind that divides life into “before” and “after.”
THE ACTIVATION QUESTION FOR YOU
What truth about your future have you been sensing — but haven’t fully committed to yet? This new moon asks you to commit.
8:52PM – MOON ENTERS CAPRICORN
Once the Moon enters Capricorn at 8:52 PM, the entire tone of this new moon shifts. The Sagittarius new moon is wild, expansive, visionary, and spiritual… and then BOOM:
This is the universe’s way of saying: “Beautiful vision. Now make it real.” The energy clamps down, tightens, focuses, and becomes serious. The emotional tone shifts into execution mode.
This is when:
the vision becomes a plan
inspiration becomes a commitment
hope becomes work
the dream gets a spine
Emotional cooling + emotional clarity. Sagittarius is emotional heat. Capricorn is emotional ice — not numbness, but precision.
When the moon enters Capricorn:
emotions settle
clarity heightens
impulses calm down
priorities crystallize
This is the moment when you realize what you’re actually willing to do for the vision that was just born. Responsibility kicks in.
Capricorn energy is:
duty
discipline
leadership
perseverance
accountability
After the foggy-Neptune, karmic-nodes, Jupiter-Chiron dynamic of the new moon, Capricorn arrives like a foreman with a clipboard: “Alright… what are we building? And when will it be done?”
The emotional shift is HUGE. You literally go from:
Sagittarius (fire) → “This is who I am becoming and what I believe I’m meant to do!”
INTO
Capricorn (earth) → “Here’s the plan. Here’s the timeline. Let’s move.”
This shift is very visceral. People often feel:
A stabilizing calm
increased discipline
emotional fortitude
stepping into leadership
a need to organize
a sudden sense of determination
pressure to get serious
awareness of time and deadlines
· It’s the “reality anchors the dream” moment.
This is why intentions written during a Sag New Moon are even more powerful once the Moon enters Capricorn — because Saturn’s influence makes the commitment real, durable, and future-oriented.
Sagittarius opens the sky. Capricorn builds the staircase.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE ENTIRE DECEMBER 19 LUNATION
The new moon delivers a vision
Capricorn moon commits you to it
The Neptune–Uranus sextile gives you the breakthrough
Mercury square Nodes gives you the karmic conversation/choice
Jupiter square Chiron reveals the wound you must overcome
Capricorn gives you the discipline to move forward
This is a manifestation powerhouse lunation.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
Truth vs. Illusion: A Karmic Message Arrives as the Heart, Mind, and Vision Hit a Destiny Crossroads.
7:59AM – MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS SQUARES NORTH NODE
Mercury square the Nodes at a New Moon creates a karmic crossroads—words, choices, and messages carry destiny-level weight.
This can bring:
A fated conversation
Information that redirects your path
A decision that alters your trajectory
A choice between old patterns (South Node Virgo) and spiritual trust (North Node Pisces)
Sag Mercury seeks truth; square the Nodes, it seeks the truth that liberates you. It may show up as:
Signing or committing to something
Ending an outdated cycle of communication
Speaking a truth you’ve held back
Hearing something that shifts your direction
A spiritual insight delivered through conversation
5:01PM – SUN IN SAGITTARIUS SQUARES NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A reality-fogging transit that blurs boundaries, heightens intuition, and dissolves old identities. Inspiration is strong, but clarity requires patience. Illusions fall away so a deeper truth can emerge.
9:08PM – VENUS IN SAGITTARIUS SQUARES SATURN
A heart-check moment. Desire meets responsibility. Relationships, values, money, and creative goals hit a pause or test. What’s real strengthens; what isn’t becomes obvious. It’s a course-correction transit.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 – WINTER SOLSTICE
A Wound Revealed, A Path Solidified: Emotional Healing Meets the Solstice’s Call to Commit and Rise.
2:07AM – JUPITER IN CANCER SQUARES CHIRON IN ARIES
An emotional growth–meets–old wound moment. Jupiter expands whatever it touches, and in Cancer this amplifies vulnerability, protection instincts, and emotional truth. Squaring Chiron in Aries, this transit exposes a core wound around identity, confidence, or self-assertion so true healing can begin.
It’s a breakthrough via discomfort — a chance to rewrite a pattern that has held you back.
Themes:
Emotional courage
Confronting insecurity
Healing family or childhood imprints
Reclaiming personal authority
Releasing old defensive patterns
7:03AM – SUN ENTERS CAPRICORN
The Sun shifts into Capricorn, marking the solstice and the start of a new, more grounded chapter.
Capricorn season brings:
structure
discipline
ambition
Long-term planning
commitment to mastery
After Sagittarius’ vision comes Capricorn’s execution. This is the moment the year’s energy “tightens,” focuses, and becomes strategic. It’s about building what truly matters.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 - MOON ASPECTS ONLY
A Breath of Fresh Air: A Day of Clarity, Vision, and Emotional Independence
7:51Am – MOON ENTERS AQUARIUS
A shift into cooler, clearer, future-focused energy. The Moon in Aquarius brings objectivity, innovation, and emotional detachment — the perfect space to step back, observe, and think strategically. It’s an ideal day for:
problem-solving
brainstorming
collaborations
breaking habits
embracing freedom or reinvention
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23
Beautiful Illusions: A Night of Romance, Inspiration, and Emotional Mist
930PM - VENUS IN SAGITTARIUS SQUARES NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A glamorous but confusing influence around love, money, desires, and expectations.
This transit heightens fantasy, romantic projection, escapism, and creative inspiration, but it also blurs lines. You may feel:
idealistic
seduced by possibility
more emotional or sentimental
creatively inspired but unfocused
This is beautiful for art, music, imagination, and dreaming — but not the best day for big commitments or serious decisions.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24
Heart Meets Structure, Soul Meets Sensitivity: A Day of Grounded Love and Inspired Feeling
8:25AM – VENUS ENTERS CAPRICORN
Desire becomes disciplined. Love, creativity, money, and values move into a practical, grounded, and long-term-oriented space. Venus in Capricorn wants commitment, stability, maturity, and real results — not fantasy. This is the start of a cycle where relationships, finances, and artistic goals are taken more seriously and handled with strategy and intention.
Themes:
Commitment over chemistry
Realistic financial planning
Maturity in relationships
Building something that lasts
Boundaries, standards, clarity
5:08PM – MOON ENTERS PISCES
Emotional softening and spiritual sensitivity expand. After Venus’s grounding shift, the Moon moves into Pisces, opening the intuitive, dreamy, and compassionate side of the day. Expect heightened imagination, psychic sensitivity, symbolism, and emotional fluidity.
Themes:
Creative flow
Increased intuition
Empathy + emotional openness
Retreat, rest, reflection
Dreamy or romantic mood
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 – MOON ASPECTS ONLY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 – MOON ASPECTS ONLY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27
A Bold New Spark and a Healing Word: Action Begins, Truth Sets You Free
12:01AM – MOON ENTERS ARIES
A burst of energy kicks off the day. The Aries Moon brings initiative, courage, motivation, and a desire to move forward boldly. Emotions are direct, passionate, and action-oriented. This is “let’s get going” energy.
Themes:
Fresh starts
Confidence
Impulsiveness
Taking charge
Quick decisions
4:14PM – MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS TRINES CHIRON IN ARIES
Healing through truth. This supportive fire trine opens the door for honest conversations, mental clarity, and words that soothe old wounds. Insights arrive quickly and hit the target. It’s a perfect transit for:
breakthroughs in communication
clearing misunderstandings
healing self-doubt
saying what needs to be said
receiving a message that restores confidence
This is a “speaking your truth heals you” moment.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28– MOON ASPECTS ONLY
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29
Grounded Steps, Purposeful Action, and a Serious Conversation: A Day Where Destiny Nudges You—and Truth Demands Structure
3:57AM - MOON ENTERS TAURUS
A stabilizing, grounding shift. The Taurus Moon brings calm, comfort, patience, and practicality. Emotions settle, priorities simplify, and there’s a natural desire for steadiness, beauty, and security. Slow and steady wins the day. Themes:
Grounding
Sensuality & comfort
Patience
Focus on stability
Practical steps
4:50PM – MARS SEXTILE RETROGRADE NORTH NODE
Action aligns with destiny. Mars activates motivation and courage, and in a harmonious sextile to the North Node, your efforts now align with your higher path. This is a subtle but powerful nudge toward a purpose-driven action or decision.
Themes:
A small step with big karmic impact
Inspired action
Moving toward your calling
Courage to follow the path opening before you
A sense of “right timing”
11:15PM – MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS SQUARES SATURN IN PISCES
Truth meets resistance. This transit brings serious thinking, sobering conversations, or a need to clarify something that has been vague or avoided. It may highlight boundaries, responsibilities, or the need to rethink a belief or plan. Communication becomes more structured and grounded.
Themes:
Reality-check
Mental focus
Tough but necessary conversations
Rewriting or tightening plans
Dealing with delays or limits
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30 – MOON ASPECTS ONLY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 – MOON ASPECTS ONLY
Quick-Moving, Curious Day: Conversation, Ideas, and Mental Spark
5:01AM MOON ENTES GEMINI
The energy turns lively, curious, and mentally active. The Gemini Moon brings movement, conversation, multitasking, and a desire to connect. Ideas flow easily and you may feel more social, alert, and communicative.
Themes:
Fast thinking
Light, playful energy
Social interaction
Curiosity & learning
Flexibility
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 - NEW YEARS DAY
A Fated New Beginning: Purpose Aligns, Fog Lifts, and the Mind Turns Toward Strategy and Structure
12:00AM – SUN IN CAPRICORN SEXTILE RETROGRADE NORTH NODE
A purposeful start to the new year. This transit brings alignment between ambition and destiny. Choices made now support long-term growth and your greater purpose. Subtle opportunities open when you step toward responsibility or leadership.
Themes:
Fated opportunities
Purpose-driven decisions
Strategic new beginnings
Stepping into authority
Subtle but meaningful progress
5:33AM – MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS SQUARES NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A foggy mental moment. Thoughts, communication, and plans may feel unclear or idealized. Boundaries blur, intuition heightens. Great for creativity and spiritual insight — but not for signing, finalizing, or assuming clarity.
Themes:
Confusion
Miscommunication
Inspired thinking
Heightened sensitivity
Avoid overpromising or assuming
1:10PM – MERCURY ENTERS CAPRICORN
Mind shifts from big-picture to practical structure. Mercury in Capricorn sharpens focus, brings discipline to thinking, and helps solidify plans. Communication becomes serious, strategic, and grounded.
Themes:
Mental clarity
Structured thought
Planning & organization
Practical communication
Long-term decisions
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2
A Soft Heart and a Brave Shift: Emotional Insight Meets a Turning Point in Healing
5:08AM – MOON ENTERS CANCER
The emotional tone deepens and softens. The Cancer Moon heightens intuition, sensitivity, nostalgia, and the need for comfort, protection, and emotional connection. It brings a nurturing, home-centered energy that encourages rest, reflection, and caring for yourself or others.
Themes:
Emotional awareness
Nurturing & self-care
Protectiveness
Intuition
Comfort & home-focus
6:37AM – CHIRON STATIONS DIRECT IN ARIES -22.35 DEGREES
A turning point in healing and self-identity. When Chiron stations direct, the healing process moves from internal reflection into forward motion. Old wounds around identity, courage, independence, and self-worth begin to release. This station marks a shift from “examining the pain” to “moving beyond it.”
Themes:
Breakthroughs in self-confidence
Activating personal courage
Leaving behind old wounds
Reclaiming independence
Emotional renewal
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 – MOON ASPECTS ONLY
FULL MOON IN CANCER
The First Full Moon of the Year Heals the Past and Reopens the Heart.
2:02AM – MOON IN CANCER OPPOSES SUN IN CAPRICORN
The first full moon of the year is deeply emotional, intuitive, cleansing, and soul-centered.
Cancer is:
home
belonging
family
memory
emotional safety
roots
intuition
the inner child
A Full Moon here brings culmination, clarity, and release in these areas. It’s one of the most emotionally potent lunations of the year — especially coming right after Chiron stations direct.
FULL MOON THEMES
Emotional truth rising to the surface
A need for comfort, nurturing, and safety
Letting go of old emotional patterns
Healing family wounds or generational stories
Releasing protective shells or outdated defenses
Feeling the full weight of what you’ve carried — and setting it down
A return to your inner foundation
A shift from survival mode to self-care mode
This is a moon that activates the heart, memory, and ancestral patterns. It highlights what you truly need — not what you’ve settled for.
Because Cancer is ruled by the Moon itself, full moons here are especially powerful, often bringing:
private revelations
emotional breakthroughs
sudden clarity about personal desires
a longing for home, roots, or familiar grounding
a pull toward loved ones or the past
It’s a beautiful time for:
releasing emotional debris from the past year
reconnecting to loved ones
nourishing your body and spirit
softening your heart
HOW THIS FULL MOON FEELS (energetically)
It’s watery, cleansing, and deeply intuitive.
It washes away the old fears and opens your heart to a new emotional chapter.
It’s tender, nostalgic, meaningful, and incredibly healing.