The New Moon in Capricorn is on December 21st at 8:36 pm EST. A New Moon in Capricorn means the Sun is also in Capricorn .

The New Moon is a time of beginnings. You can set intentions or do a New Moon Ritual that grows with the lunar light and reaches fruition at the Full Moon.

The cornerstone is set at 0 degrees Capricorn.  Find this initiating degree on your chart for your Capricorn New Moon (in the Houses) forecast notes.

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Joining in with the Sun and Moon (the luminous luminaries), are Mercury, Venus and Pluto. All add their dimension, via the cardinal earth energies of Capricorn. Some super sized themes are authenticity, desire for security and dedication.

It's so potent for establishing a new standard that's in line with your conscience and sense of creative destiny. Here in the dark, we make a quiet but firm commitment to what matters most.

If we're torn between the tried and true, and taking a bold move to experiment with the new, the demands of the future hold sway.  Jupiter (Leo) is in a wide trine to the luminaries (Sun and Moon), for laying cornerstones that satisfy the longings of the heart, not just the need for security.

The stirring restlessness of future-jolting Uranus then angles in from Aries, to zap the stellium in Capricorn, and awaken possibilities beyond the known.  Uranus is electrified more than usual, as it's stationing direct, after being retro since the end of July (2014).

  A zippy current is stoked that you sense is a fresh wave, and so, unexpected and even unfamiliar. 

Yes, it's a restful, almost inert-seeming time of the year.  But the molten lava of inspiration moves under all this earth, and in the darkness comes flashes of how best to direct it. 

Saturn is in the final degree of Scorpio, for a kind of culmination of all the deep tracking and transforming that's turned us inside out these last few years.  Be patient if you're "in the dark" as there's a real underworld feel to the energies of this lunation. 

This clashes with the rushing around many of us find ourselves doing to "get ready" for the holidays.  But the long nights urge a retreat, a restorative dormant Dark Moon of the solar year, that's a natural energetic ebb of the year.

There's some angst and agitation in the energetic stream, as holidays bring their own kind of stress.  If we're lucky, we remember the joy and heightened peace of this time of year, before the end times crisis-spells took hold. 

in her latest post, No Fear.  The Halcyon Days are Here, Jamie Walters writes of the myths surrounding Winter Solstice, and a mythic bird that built its nest at sea, to calm the wind and waves. 

Jamie writes, "The ancient-world writers, Ovid and Hyginus, say that the “halcyon days” saying had its origin in the story of the 14 days each year — seven days before and seven days after the Winter Solstice — during which the fierce winds and storms were calmed."

The halcyon days have come to mean what Jamie lifts out as a definition, a time of a "lucky break, or a bright interval set in the midst of adversity."

It's a note to self, to relish the nights that seem to go on and on, as this time of year has its unique magic.  It's a deep hush and in-between, when we can simply be, drawing on memories of contentment or real joy. 

New Moon in Capricorn themes:

• Reflection about career moves.
• Deep rest.
• Making tough decisions.
• Considering structural changes (location, relationship, life's work).
• Craving purpose and substance.
• Shoring up the foundation.
• Going over the finances.
• Ancient earth and its lineages.
• Tending to body structures.
• Family karma and societal expectations.

 

It's a Good Time to:

• map out a strategy; take yourself seriously
• deal with your money (debt, budgeting)
• make an important ally
• talk to an elder or wise one
• re-set your personal boundaries
• Consider how to control, better channel your energies
• be quietly productive
• honor your ambitions
• work toward mastery
• become established in your field