2020 Capricorn Horoscope Preview

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Capricorn Horoscopes, the Year 2020: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Capricorn.

This forecast is for those born with a Capricorn Sun sign (born approximately from December 22nd to January 20th*). It’s also appropriate for people born with a Capricorn Ascendant**. You may also enjoy reading the full Capricorn Yearly horoscope, available now.

2020 Capricorn Horoscope Overview

The following is an overview horoscope for the zodiac sign of Capricorn the Goat for the year 2020.

(Click on any sign above to navigate to that sign’s preview horoscope).

Areas of Expansion in 2020 for Capricorn: Personality, Body Image, Initiative, Money, Talents, Personal Belongings

Personal Outlook
Confidence
Body Image
Finances
Income
Self-Worth
Natural Talents
Valuables

Your Capricorn 2020 Horoscope points to areas of life that are destined to expand and grow.

Until December 18th, Jupiter is in your sign! This approximately one-year transit that began in December 2019 comes only every twelve years and serves to bring you out of your shell. You’re ready to take on the world! This is a time for exploring your needs and pursuing your dreams. Your personality, image, body image, and self-confidence expand to new levels with Jupiter in your sign from December 2019 to December 2020. You are seeing whole new possibilities, and your vision of life is panoramic.

If you’ve done your inner “work” well while Jupiter was transiting your solar twelfth house from November 2018 to December 2019, this can be an especially rewarding period. Your confidence in yourself and faith in the world are growing exponentially. Freedom is something you seek, but be wary of the costs of freedom when it’s pursued without necessary attention to responsibilities.

You are more willing to enjoy new experiences and to rid yourself of those things that have been holding you back from truly living and owning your life.

There can be new projects begun now that have long-term potential. You may not yet know where you’re headed with them, but you’re certainly enthusiastic about beginning anew. You experience a powerful intiative at this time in your life.

Expanding your horizons through higher learning or travel might also figure strongly. This is a time for aligning your behavior with what you believe is right. You are taking more “me” time, which is in fact long overdue.

Because Jupiter is the natural ruler of your solar twelfth house, your new beginnings can very much tie in with putting something behind you or bringing a long-standing problem or project to a close.

This transit comes at the same time as a Saturn transit to this sector (for the most part), so that there may be some restrictions or buckling down involved with these areas of life as well. There is generally good energy for bringing more structure and simplicity to your material world. This influence can help you to actualize dreams, as Jupiter and Saturn working together can help bring plans to life. How you handle your money can affect your outlook very strongly during this period.

You are seeking out a new beginning – a fresh start, of sorts – and your desire to do right is especially strong. Work or projects that you have been working on in private or behind the scenes may now begin to pay off. There is less focus on serving and helping others now, perhaps because this is no longer as necessary (for example, a child can go off to college, or even the end of a relationship that took up a lot of your energy and resources, from which you are now enjoying some level of freedom), and now you can put some of your personal interests on the front burner.

You won’t feel like sitting around during this period of your life. You are hungry for new experiences. Everyday stresses that may have frustrated you in the past now seem almost inconsequential, as your vision is lifted above the mundane. As such, your ability to manage stress and pressure increases. You are more tolerant in your attitude towards others, and you’re considerably more confident about expressing the playful, creative, and fun side to your personality.

Boosters occur this year that help all of these things along. One such supportive transit occurs from February to October, and it relates to how you’re communicating and connecting. It’s a time of increased personal meaning and purpose, particularly through your projects, studies, and contacts. Another booster happens from April to November, and it ramps up your ambition, sense of personal power and effectiveness, and desire to make improvements. It’s a powerful time for making positive lifestyle changes, for friendships and connections, and for expressing yourself more confidently. Personal initiative is strong. It’s an intense period for bettering yourself. You may be working on healing any problems with presenting yourself confidently or self-image issues.

Potential problems: Weight gain, pompous behavior, restlessness, over-confidence, wastefulness, and excesses, in general, are potential pitfalls when the energies of Jupiter are taken too far. See to it that these things don’t ruin an otherwise excellent period. As well, in your desire to start over, watch that you don’t blind yourself to certain essentials and responsibilities.

There might also be times when others can feel threatened by your newfound displays of freedom and independence, when your personal desires are greater than your means, or when you have troubles with self-discipline, budgets, and limits.

Otherwise, this can be a time of opportunity. You might choose to pursue a new channel for self-expression or mental interest with great passion. There can be a strong sense of release and freedom from previously limiting, rigid, or stifling conditions. Because this transit occurs concurrently with a Saturn transit, outlined immediately below in the Areas of Contraction section, you are less likely to waste your time or pass over the opportunities that emerge. You are especially productive, ambitious, and effective.

From December 19th onward, you’re focusing on building, developing, and enjoying yourself. Money, personal possessions, valuables, and self-worth expand, increase, improve, and grow. Your desire for security and comfort is hearty now, and you’ll pursue these things with more confidence and verve. You feel that you deserve more!

This is a strong time for buying long-term valuables. You are likely to make bigger decisions about your material resources during this period. This can be a time when imaginative undertakings boost your income.

This can be a time when you enjoy a lifestyle that’s quite comfortable, and even lavish at times. You can feel protected against financial distress during this trend. With your faith and vision for the future, you’re developing more patience that helps your investments and projects grow.

This cycle will influence your life for the most part until December 2021 (with the exception of May 13 to July 28, 2021). It’s strong for attracting more money from your professional endeavors and for expanding a business. Financial increase is quite possible, or there can be improved financial conditions. You should certainly watch for overspending or taking things too much for granted.

Potential difficulties: Be on the alert for an attitude towards money that is careless. If you are accumulating personal possessions too quickly, this can lead to clutter and disorganization. If you’re overconfident about your ability to make money, then you might take foolish risks, such as borrowing too much from your future. Watch for over-indulgence. Be extra careful if lending or borrowing.

Otherwise, this is a good period for bringing a fresh, positive, and confident attitude towards your own self-worth and value, and to your practical affairs, including work. You have another concurrent influence, outlined in the section immediately below, that helps to counteract the difficult potentials of this influence. Particularly in December just after this influence begins, you’re in great shape for self-discipline and efforts to realize a goal or dream related to money, things, talents, and personal income.

Perhaps most importantly during this time, your relationship to money and resources is changing. Your sense of abundance can evolve as well, as you see more value in what you have or you identify things that are no longer boosting your sense of security. How you view your earning power, natural talents, and relationship with money can improve and change.

Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity: Body, Manner, Resources

Your Capricorn 2020 Horoscope points to areas of contraction, restriction, and necessary “slimming down” in order to test for stable foundations. There are always areas of life that require more simplicity. Tests may be part of the picture as you learn that life with only growth and expansion can run away with itself.

Personality
Manner
Body
Finances
Belongings

Until March 21, 2020, and from July 1st to December 16th, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs your personal mannerisms, personality, image, and appearance. This sector also rules how you initiate things — your first impulse for coping with day-to-day demands. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life — as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are strong will endure and strengthen.

This influence is with you on and off until near the end of the year 2020. It’s phasing out this year! It can be felt most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Capricorn. This year, those born from approximately January 11-20 and those who have an Ascendant of 21-30 degrees of Capricorn are most directly affected.

During this cycle, you are likely to be more cautious than you usually are and, at times, pessimistic. This transit doesn’t allow you to continue with illusions about the self, the body, and personal capabilities. The end result is a newfound identity and a realistic understanding of the self. In terms of career and projects, outward signs of progress may not be as forthcoming, yet the work that you do during this transit will lay a foundation for future success and progress!

It’s a strong time for literally slimming down if that’s a goal, although Jupiter’s influence from December forward can counteract this. You can more successfully begin new and improved health regimens, diets, and the like, simply because it is a time when you look in the mirror and see yourself clearly (instead of what you want to see). You can be serious during this phase, with more concern for your responsibilities and duties. You are getting in touch with your inner strength, and this takes some time and adjustment. This is a grounding energy that gets you back in touch with reality.

This is also a significant period for issues surrounding your personal identity and self-image with Saturn, your ruler, in your sign. Try not to come across as a heavy during this period — not everyone is going through the same cycle at the same time as you. However, others are seeing you as more responsible. Self-discipline comes more naturally as well.

The best way to handle Saturn’s transit through your sign is to meet your responsibilities to the best of your ability. Do take a closer look at the areas you’ve allowed to slide, and listen to your feelings of disappointment, but don’t let this turn into regret or resentment. Instead, focus on making improvements and keep in mind the long-term. Short-sightedness now can get you into trouble. Impatience will not be rewarded.

While Saturn in one’s own sign is not typically the most desired transit, Capricorns understand Saturnine energy and do well with it. Saturn performs very well in Capricorn, in other words. The last time Saturn transited Capricorn was from 1988-1990.

In January especially, you can be driven to make personal changes. You may need to break something down in order to rebuild it stronger.

From March 22nd to June 30th and December 17th forward, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs personal finances, income derived from your own efforts (this excludes shared finances and financial support through debts and rebates), personal possessions, self-esteem, personal talents, and personal values. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life — as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are strong will endure and strengthen.

This influence is only just getting started this year. While it’s weaving in and out of influence in 2020, you’ll experience it more consistently from December 17th forward. Saturn will transit this area of your chart until March 2023. It can be felt most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Capricorn. This year, those born with a Capricorn Ascendant of 0 to 2 degrees, and those born from December 22 to 24, are most directly affected.

Tests can come to your financial affairs during this cycle. You are challenged to better manage your personal resources and to come up with a fair and realistic assessment of your value or worth. You may be necessarily more cautious about entering into heavy financial commitments during this period, and more cautious in general with spending. Worries can surface about your earning power, but as you progress, the ideal end result will be a stronger sense of what you are capable of earning, better spending and saving habits, and a more realistic budget. Cutting back on some luxuries may be in order, but you may just discover that the security you gain is more important than the luxuries you let go.

This should be a rewarding cycle for coming to a better position regarding the management of your material resources. You are exceptionally security-minded at this time and you can begin or step up savings plans. Any innate organizational and budgeting traits you possess are highlighted now. Look for overlapping or unnecessary expenses and other redundancies, and aim to rid yourself of material clutter. Your natural talents can contribute more to your personal income than previously. The last time this transit occurred was some time ago – from 1991 to early 1994.

Again, you have an interesting overlap where the very areas that we discussed in the section above that are expanding are also contracting at the same time. These effects don’t cancel one another out; instead, they coexist. While there can be some real swinging from one end to another at times, there is always the potential to find a balance. Your positive attitude and a sense of joy through increased responsibility and feeling on top of things can help you succeed, particularly in December when Jupiter and Saturn come together in your resources sector.

Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: Romance, Children, Creativity, Hobbies, Entertainment

Your 2020 Capricorn Horoscope points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you can take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.

All year, a lengthy cycle ensues in which your romantic and creative life can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You are more attracted to people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric on a romantic level — or these are the types of people or experiences you attract into your life. Your romantic life or leisure time is bound to be very colorful this year and in coming years.

As well, you are tapping into your “inner genius” when it comes to expressing yourself creatively. This can be a highly inventive period. Unusual opportunities to meet people pop up. This may be a time of unconventional love affairs or pastimes for some.

This influence is with you from March 2019 to April 2026! It helps loosen you up, and this is timely since you have serious Saturn and ambitious, intense Pluto in your sign this year. This influence opens you up to new experiences and helps you detach a little from the material world so that you can enjoy yourself from time to time!

Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation: Personality, Image, Attitude, Partnerships, Independence, Initiative, Repose

Your 2020 Capricorn Horoscope reveals areas of life in which change and transformation take place. It’s a time for “out with the old, in with the new.”

Your outer personality and the ways in which you approach life and challenges continue to transform this year. Your personality continues to reshape in 2020 with Pluto in your sign for many years behind and in front of you–it’s a very long-term influence. This is certainly a time for reinventing yourself! You will need to resist the urge to control the events of your life, how you come across to others, and your manner during this important cycle. You are learning about your inner motivations, and sometimes this can be an uncomfortable process because you are getting in touch with the darker elements of your psyche at the same time. However, you are ultimately discovering that you cannot control the events of your life and you cannot control others and how they feel about you, but you can learn self-control.

You are tapping into your inner power, and how you handle it will make all the difference in the quality of your experiences now.

Challenges with this transit are more likely to show themselves in September to early October, when you may have taken on far too many personal goals than are helpful for you, or when your need for balancing your life with work or health pursuits becomes evident. Nurture ambitions but don’t push yourself too hard and avoid going over the top. Recognize limits, as difficult as this may seem at the moment! Otherwise, this is a brilliant time for enjoying the benefits of this transit. You’re especially driven to improve your life, health, and presentation, especially from April to November.

In 2020, the Moon’s Nodes and eclipse activity continue to suggest further evolution of your personality and your partnerships. Your definitions of “me” and “you” are transforming. Issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore. Personal appearance, your body, and your image become especially important. For some, marriage or divorce will be an issue. For most, carving out a personal identity that includes a significant other who furthers their own personal growth will come into strong focus. This is when this theme wraps up and decisions are made. This year, you’ll be discovering where you stand when it comes to partnerships and independence.

The North Node in your partnership sector until May reinforces this theme. You are called upon to face up to your needs and desires to partner effectively. You are pushed towards better balancing and understanding of your needs for independence and for partnership this year.

However, a new theme emerges, especially from May forward. You’re now challenged to improve your attitude towards service, health, work, and privacy, which is destined to evolve in important ways. Circumstances are such that you need to develop healthy habits, routines, and schedules. You are called upon to rid yourself of guilt about under-performing, and to develop faith and trust in a larger more spiritual plan. Work on finding a balance between mental health and physical health; and between work and rest, particularly around the eclipses in June, November, and December.

With the North Node moving through your work and health sector from May forward, you are called upon to face up to your needs and desires to provide services or pursue work that truly suits you, as well as to pay special attention to your health. You can benefit greatly from getting your life organized, and spending more time and energy on caring for your health and body. This is one of the major keys to happiness in the latter part of 2020.

Your Planetary Ruler in 2020: Saturn, your ruler, continues to transit your sign for part of the year, putting you in a strong, empowered position. However, there is strain to this transit, so the fact that it’s phasing out of your life can come as a relief, too.

Saturn Retrograde Cycle in 2020

Saturn is retrograde from may 10th until September 28th, during which time you’re in good shape for catching your breath, introspection, and reassessing your goals. The remainder of the year, Saturn is direct, and you tend to feel most effective taking action. Saturn moving out of your sign takes the pressure off from March 22nd to June 30th, and then from June 20th to December 17th, it returns to Capricorn to take care of unfinished business.

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