New Moon @ 9 degrees Capricorn 44'
December 30, 2024
2:27 PM PST
5:27 PM EST
December's New Moon in tropical Capricorn is the final lunation and New Moon of 2024. It occurs slightly over a week past the solstice and two days from the New Year transition. It carries with it a more prominent "new beginning" symbolism but also, especially in the northern hemisphere, more of a lower energy and sluggish vibe.
The New Moon's sextile to its ruler, Saturn, is worth noting, as this lunation can excite or stimulate extra focus or attention to anything that needs to be sorted or accomplished. It is a lovely focal point for strategizing plans, objectives, or clarifying goals for the year ahead.
Chiron's station the day before, and Mars' retrograde opposition to Pluto adds some frictional elements to the New Moon picture. Indeed, Mars' retrograde overall places more revision and restrengthening into play. This is a good time to rebuild our strength and energy rather than spend too much of it.
As for launching ahead with new endeavors, Mercury's retrograde cycle is out of the picture which is good. Yet, still, the shadow dimension is resurfacing in relation to certain desires, actions, and ambitions. It is a time to carefully and cautiously push ahead with new objectives, extra mindful of the more inward dynamics at play and beneath what we're attempting to manifest and accomplish in the world.
Clearing the Way: New Moon in Capricorn 2024
Enoch Leung, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
New Moon @ 20 degrees Capricorn 44'
January 11, 2024
3:57 AM Pacific
6:57 AM Eastern
Our first New Moon of 2024 occurs in tropical Capricorn and is highly supportive of stepping out and initiating some formative moves in critical endeavors. Especially if you've felt impeded the past few weeks, this Capricorn lunation is a focal point of dynamic renewal that synchronizes intentions and willpower for future goals and ambitions.
With Mercury clear of its retrograde cycle and as we shift into the waxing lunar phase these next two weeks, you'll find that several obstacles will be lifted, and enthusiasm will rise. However, in the dark of the Moon, it's also possible to feel at a decisive crossroads where narrowing options and possible pathways are needed.
With the New Moon squaring the Moon's nodal axis, this also represents a decisive junction where it can be just as important to hone in on a strategy as it is to take deliberate actions. Additionally, while Mercury is direct, there may be some lingering need for reflection and recharging. Inward shifts are as powerful as those we make happen in the external world.
The most powerful aspect of this New Moon is a trine with Uranus, suggesting that the new doors opening are potent portals for accessing greater freedom and liberation from oppressive circumstances. There is more choice here than pressure to act, but the path is clear for those seeking to integrate fresh routines, experiences, and possibilities.