Cancer Monthly Horoscope
December 2023 Horoscope: Predictions for Cancer
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Overview for this Month: Cancer (All)
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
December brings strong energy for moving ahead with work, chores, and wellness routines, dear Cancer, and improvements are empowering. Getting organized and back on track is the focus, and you have plenty of energy, enthusiasm, and motivation to get things done. Fortunately, you're also rounding out your life with non-routine experiences, connections, and ideas.
Look for opportunities to grow and expand your skills, a business, or project and improve your self-care programs. It's best to watch for overwork this month--don't push yourself too hard. You'll want to tap into your strong enthusiasm for getting things done but recognize when you're going too hard.
After the New Moon on the 12th, you're especially ready to take charge. Self-improvement through better routines is a strong focus. Some discouragement or disillusionment can lead to a strong desire to make improvements. In fact, the desire to enjoy yourself more fully can motivate you to make needed changes. You'll pay special attention to getting things right, fixing errors, and sorting things out. It's not the time to push something big–instead, look at the details and get the smaller, essential jobs out of the way.
You're also finding the time to pursue other interests and activities that help nourish your soul. Your romantic or creative life is brighter and happier, and you get special help from Venus, who spends most of December in harmony with your sign (from the 4th to the 29th), boosting your appeal and personal confidence, and perhaps winning you some admirers.
Your magnetism and sense of fun are strong. You not only share your affection more freely, but you also receive love and compliments more confidently.
Look at past projects for ideas and inspiration and focus on editing and improving from the 13th forward, when Mercury is retrograde through to the end of the month/year. Aim to get a project right before moving forward or releasing it. It's a strong time for revising and perfecting. Take the time to work hard at something you love or something you believe in, as you can make significant progress. From the 13th to the 23rd, there can be slowdowns or delays related to a significant person in your life.
The 21st brings the Sun into your partnership sector, and your relationships grow in relevance. Besides recognizing the need for support and companionship, you're finding ways to better balance and smooth out your life. You're well-positioned to attract someone's support and confidence.
Listen to your intuition on the 22nd, when ideas for the future can be golden. You may not know all the details just yet, but that's just fine–it's more about the vision now. You benefit from the ability to see the dysfunctional elements of the past, and new insight can nudge you along a different path. A partner can have much to contribute now, or you might make significant mental discoveries through a one-on-one conversation.
Retrograde Mercury returns to your health and work sector on the 23rd, alerting you to projects or programs that require a second look.
The Full Moon on the 26th is in your sign, and it promises a "big reveal" or an awakening to your true feelings on a matter. You will likely come to a personal epiphany as you recognize feelings that you may have buried due to recent busyness or distraction. This lunation puts you in the spotlight – you are in demand! Knowing your heart is empowering, even if you don't yet have a plan set in stone for going after what you want, and it's a beautiful way to close out the year.
Jupiter's direct motion on the 30th contributes to hopefulness about your friendships and long-term plans. Essentially, this shift brings your social life to life! This energy picks up in the months ahead. Connecting brings joy, and there can be a stronger connection with friends or a group. You can successfully combine working towards your own personal goals and contributing to a team effort.
Cancer (Born June 22 to July 1) and Cancer Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Cancer:
December 2023 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 21st:
The Sun continues to spotlight your solar sixth house. This is a busy period that finds you tending to many different details of your daily existence--your work, various projects, organization around the home and office, your daily routines, and health matters. Your ego may be especially tied up in the work you do, so that you are proud and more creative than usual in your job. You may be in the position to take charge in your work, or to take charge of your health and diet. Sometimes this cycle relates to increased activities involving pets. You seek to perfect your skills or methods now, and you focus on the parts that make up the whole now in order to improve your daily life. As a result, you can be more critical than usual, but this process is necessary for you to sort out what works for you and what doesn't.
From December 22nd forward:
The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".
You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 4th:
Venus continues to transit your solar fourth house now. Domestic relationships and the home environment tend to be especially harmonious and peaceful during this cycle. You may have a desire to decorate your home with better quality items or more attention to aesthetics. An inner sense of peace and security tends to dominate now, or the desire for peace motivates you now. Your affections are strong but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve just now, preferring quiet moments with loved ones.
From December 4th to 29th:
Venus warms your solar fifth house. This is an expressive period for the goddess of love! It's natural for you to turn on the charm without even lifting a finger. You are especially attracted to aesthetic forms of recreation. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. That shouldn't be a problem--in fact, you kind of like it that way for the time being. More loving and appreciative relationships with your children may also figure now. Your powers of attraction skyrocket during this cycle. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!
From December 29th forward:
Venus graces your solar sixth house now. Establishing a happy and harmonious work environment through friendly relations with co-workers or tidying up your work area comes into focus now. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment. You are generally well liked and respected socially on the job right now. Some laziness is possible now, as you tend to associate pleasure with work! Perhaps you are socializing more than usual on the job. You have good team spirit during this cycle, and you are more tactful and obliging with your co-workers. You are less inclined to fall in love for the sake of love itself during this cycle. Your tendency is to consider whether it is clever to do so! You're most successful doing tasks that involve cooperation and team harmony. You could find that your talents or skills are especially appreciated. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
From December 1st to 22nd:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
Mercury is retrograde from December 13th to January 1st:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of personal communications in general as well as communications about the past because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Your intuition usually serves you very well, but may not be up to par for the time being. Take care when it comes to presenting ideas, writing letters, and any detail work. You may not be seeing the whole picture.
Occurring in your solar sixth and seventh houses this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations, work, and one-on-one communications. Be as non- judgmental as you can with a partner and with co-workers. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do serious damage if you (or your partner) focus on words said instead of meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't over-react to what your partner has to say either. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as good at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to improve your negotiation skills. Re-thinking a partnership or a job is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners, co-workers, and superiors, or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to animate and energize your solar sixth house. Energy and initiative for work, health, and other daily activities increase. You are self-motivated when it comes to these matters. If there are disagreements and disputes that erupt on the job now, they may be due to a feeling of stress or impatience, or they could come from your desire to get things done independently. It's best to apply energy productively to completing projects that are unfinished or even to get ahead of yourself. It's a strong period for feeling motivated for starting a new health or fitness routine.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
December brings strong energy for moving ahead with work, chores, and wellness routines, dear Cancer, and improvements are empowering. Getting organized and back on track is the focus, and you have plenty of energy, enthusiasm, and motivation to get things done. Fortunately, you're also rounding out your life with non-routine experiences, connections, and ideas.
Look for opportunities to grow and expand your skills, a business, or project and improve your self-care programs. It's best to watch for overwork this month--don't push yourself too hard. You'll want to tap into your strong enthusiasm for getting things done but recognize when you're going too hard.
After the New Moon on the 12th, you're especially ready to take charge. Self-improvement through better routines is a strong focus. Some discouragement or disillusionment can lead to a strong desire to make improvements. In fact, the desire to enjoy yourself more fully can motivate you to make needed changes. You'll pay special attention to getting things right, fixing errors, and sorting things out. It's not the time to push something big–instead, look at the details and get the smaller, essential jobs out of the way.
You're also finding the time to pursue other interests and activities that help nourish your soul. Your romantic or creative life is brighter and happier, and you get special help from Venus, who spends most of December in harmony with your sign (from the 4th to the 29th), boosting your appeal and personal confidence, and perhaps winning you some admirers.
Your magnetism and sense of fun are strong. You not only share your affection more freely, but you also receive love and compliments more confidently.
Look at past projects for ideas and inspiration and focus on editing and improving from the 13th forward, when Mercury is retrograde through to the end of the month/year. Aim to get a project right before moving forward or releasing it. It's a strong time for revising and perfecting. Take the time to work hard at something you love or something you believe in, as you can make significant progress. From the 13th to the 23rd, there can be slowdowns or delays related to a significant person in your life.
The 21st brings the Sun into your partnership sector, and your relationships grow in relevance. Besides recognizing the need for support and companionship, you're finding ways to better balance and smooth out your life. You're well-positioned to attract someone's support and confidence.
Listen to your intuition on the 22nd, when ideas for the future can be golden. You may not know all the details just yet, but that's just fine–it's more about the vision now. You benefit from the ability to see the dysfunctional elements of the past, and new insight can nudge you along a different path. A partner can have much to contribute now, or you might make significant mental discoveries through a one-on-one conversation.
Retrograde Mercury returns to your health and work sector on the 23rd, alerting you to projects or programs that require a second look.
The Full Moon on the 26th is in your sign, and it promises a "big reveal" or an awakening to your true feelings on a matter. You will likely come to a personal epiphany as you recognize feelings that you may have buried due to recent busyness or distraction. This lunation puts you in the spotlight – you are in demand! Knowing your heart is empowering, even if you don't yet have a plan set in stone for going after what you want, and it's a beautiful way to close out the year.
Jupiter's direct motion on the 30th contributes to hopefulness about your friendships and long-term plans. Essentially, this shift brings your social life to life! This energy picks up in the months ahead. Connecting brings joy, and there can be a stronger connection with friends or a group. You can successfully combine working towards your own personal goals and contributing to a team effort.
See also general trends for Cancer in 2024.
See also detailed 2024 Yearly Horoscope for Cancer.
Cancer (Born July 2 to 12)
AND Cancer Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Cancer:
December 2023 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.
It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 12th:
Venus continues to transit your solar fourth house now. Domestic relationships and the home environment tend to be especially harmonious and peaceful during this cycle. You may have a desire to decorate your home with better quality items or more attention to aesthetics. An inner sense of peace and security tends to dominate now, or the desire for peace motivates you now. Your affections are strong but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve just now, preferring quiet moments with loved ones.
From December 13th forward:
Venus warms your solar fifth house. This is an expressive period for the goddess of love! It's natural for you to turn on the charm without even lifting a finger. You are especially attracted to aesthetic forms of recreation. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. That shouldn't be a problem--in fact, you kind of like it that way for the time being. More loving and appreciative relationships with your children may also figure now. Your powers of attraction skyrocket during this cycle. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Mercury is retrograde from December 13th to January 1st:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of personal communications in general as well as communications about the past because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Your intuition usually serves you very well, but may not be up to par for the time being. Take care when it comes to presenting ideas, writing letters, and any detail work. You may not be seeing the whole picture.
Occurring in your solar sixth house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to work, health matters, and daily routines. Be as non-judgmental as you can with co-workers and/or employees. Re-thinking the suitability of your job is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. Work-related mess-ups can frustrate you, or you might need to redo work that you thought was complete. However, you might find that the refinements you make now will be very valuable later. Double- check your work before submitting it. It's a fine time for researching health and nutrition programs, as well as job skills and opportunities, but perhaps not the best time for beginning all-new programs. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with co-workers and health professionals; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 7th:
Mars continues to energize your solar fifth house. This brings increased energy and enthusiasm to romance, child-rearing, and creative or recreational endeavors. It can also bring some strife to these areas of your world in some cases. For the most part, however, a romance could pick up pace, you are self-motivated and inspired on creative and expressive levels, and your self-confidence is well-received by others during this cycle. You are more willing to take little risks and you are competitive in a mostly friendly way. In your enthusiasm to take the lead, try to be sensitive to and respectful of others' needs.
From the 8th forward:
Mars animates and energizes your solar sixth house. You have more energy for work and your daily routines tend to speed up during this transit. Perhaps you have a larger workload than usual. It's a great time to take charge of your health. You have much energy at your disposal to pick up (or step up) a health and physical activity program. It might be hard for you to work with others in a harmonious manner during this transit, and disputes with co-workers are possible. If you are feeling especially angry, frustrated, or restless, it would be wise to find little projects and things to do so that you can channel excess energy constructively. If health is affected, fevers or infections are more likely.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
December brings strong energy for moving ahead with work, chores, and wellness routines, dear Cancer, and improvements are empowering. Getting organized and back on track is the focus, and you have plenty of energy, enthusiasm, and motivation to get things done. Fortunately, you're also rounding out your life with non-routine experiences, connections, and ideas.
Look for opportunities to grow and expand your skills, a business, or project and improve your self-care programs. It's best to watch for overwork this month--don't push yourself too hard. You'll want to tap into your strong enthusiasm for getting things done but recognize when you're going too hard.
After the New Moon on the 12th, you're especially ready to take charge. Self-improvement through better routines is a strong focus. Some discouragement or disillusionment can lead to a strong desire to make improvements. In fact, the desire to enjoy yourself more fully can motivate you to make needed changes. You'll pay special attention to getting things right, fixing errors, and sorting things out. It's not the time to push something big–instead, look at the details and get the smaller, essential jobs out of the way.
You're also finding the time to pursue other interests and activities that help nourish your soul. Your romantic or creative life is brighter and happier, and you get special help from Venus, who spends most of December in harmony with your sign (from the 4th to the 29th), boosting your appeal and personal confidence, and perhaps winning you some admirers.
Your magnetism and sense of fun are strong. You not only share your affection more freely, but you also receive love and compliments more confidently.
Look at past projects for ideas and inspiration and focus on editing and improving from the 13th forward, when Mercury is retrograde through to the end of the month/year. Aim to get a project right before moving forward or releasing it. It's a strong time for revising and perfecting. Take the time to work hard at something you love or something you believe in, as you can make significant progress. From the 13th to the 23rd, there can be slowdowns or delays related to a significant person in your life.
The 21st brings the Sun into your partnership sector, and your relationships grow in relevance. Besides recognizing the need for support and companionship, you're finding ways to better balance and smooth out your life. You're well-positioned to attract someone's support and confidence.
Listen to your intuition on the 22nd, when ideas for the future can be golden. You may not know all the details just yet, but that's just fine–it's more about the vision now. You benefit from the ability to see the dysfunctional elements of the past, and new insight can nudge you along a different path. A partner can have much to contribute now, or you might make significant mental discoveries through a one-on-one conversation.
Retrograde Mercury returns to your health and work sector on the 23rd, alerting you to projects or programs that require a second look.
The Full Moon on the 26th is in your sign, and it promises a "big reveal" or an awakening to your true feelings on a matter. You will likely come to a personal epiphany as you recognize feelings that you may have buried due to recent busyness or distraction. This lunation puts you in the spotlight – you are in demand! Knowing your heart is empowering, even if you don't yet have a plan set in stone for going after what you want, and it's a beautiful way to close out the year.
Jupiter's direct motion on the 30th contributes to hopefulness about your friendships and long-term plans. Essentially, this shift brings your social life to life! This energy picks up in the months ahead. Connecting brings joy, and there can be a stronger connection with friends or a group. You can successfully combine working towards your own personal goals and contributing to a team effort.
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Cancer (Born July 13 to 22)
AND Cancer Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Cancer:
December 2023 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 11th:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar fifth house. This is a time when pleasure-seeking and creative activities come into focus and grab much of your attention. You are particularly personally charming in a spontaneous, natural way during this solar cycle. This is the time of year when you are ready to perform and to express yourself creatively.
This is a very playful cycle, when you are inspired creatively and emotionally. It's a good time for recreation, romance, connecting with children, and enjoying and performing the arts. Your ego is tied up in your children, romantic relationships, and creative output now, so that you can be especially proud of these people and things. You can also be over-sensitive about these matters if you feel you are not getting enough appreciation.
From December 12th forward:
The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.
It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 21st:
Venus continues to transit your solar fourth house now. Domestic relationships and the home environment tend to be especially harmonious and peaceful during this cycle. You may have a desire to decorate your home with better quality items or more attention to aesthetics. An inner sense of peace and security tends to dominate now, or the desire for peace motivates you now. Your affections are strong but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve just now, preferring quiet moments with loved ones.
From December 21st forward:
Venus warms your solar fifth house. This is an expressive period for the goddess of love! It's natural for you to turn on the charm without even lifting a finger. You are especially attracted to aesthetic forms of recreation. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. That shouldn't be a problem--in fact, you kind of like it that way for the time being. More loving and appreciative relationships with your children may also figure now. Your powers of attraction skyrocket during this cycle. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
This month:
Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.
You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.
Mercury is retrograde from December 13th to January 1st:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of personal communications in general as well as communications about the past because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Your intuition usually serves you very well, but may not be up to par for the time being. Take care when it comes to presenting ideas, writing letters, and any detail work. You may not be seeing the whole picture.
Occurring in your solar sixth house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to work, health matters, and daily routines. Be as non-judgmental as you can with co-workers and/or employees. Re-thinking the suitability of your job is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. Work-related mess-ups can frustrate you, or you might need to redo work that you thought was complete. However, you might find that the refinements you make now will be very valuable later. Double- check your work before submitting it. It's a fine time for researching health and nutrition programs, as well as job skills and opportunities, but perhaps not the best time for beginning all-new programs. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with co-workers and health professionals; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 21st:
Mars continues to energize your solar fifth house. This brings increased energy and enthusiasm to romance, child-rearing, and creative or recreational endeavors. It can also bring some strife to these areas of your world in some cases. For the most part, however, a romance could pick up pace, you are self-motivated and inspired on creative and expressive levels, and your self-confidence is well-received by others during this cycle. You are more willing to take little risks and you are competitive in a mostly friendly way. In your enthusiasm to take the lead, try to be sensitive to and respectful of others' needs.
From the 22nd forward:
Mars animates and energizes your solar sixth house. You have more energy for work and your daily routines tend to speed up during this transit. Perhaps you have a larger workload than usual. It's a great time to take charge of your health. You have much energy at your disposal to pick up (or step up) a health and physical activity program. It might be hard for you to work with others in a harmonious manner during this transit, and disputes with co-workers are possible. If you are feeling especially angry, frustrated, or restless, it would be wise to find little projects and things to do so that you can channel excess energy constructively. If health is affected, fevers or infections are more likely.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
December brings strong energy for moving ahead with work, chores, and wellness routines, dear Cancer, and improvements are empowering. Getting organized and back on track is the focus, and you have plenty of energy, enthusiasm, and motivation to get things done. Fortunately, you're also rounding out your life with non-routine experiences, connections, and ideas.
Look for opportunities to grow and expand your skills, a business, or project and improve your self-care programs. It's best to watch for overwork this month--don't push yourself too hard. You'll want to tap into your strong enthusiasm for getting things done but recognize when you're going too hard.
After the New Moon on the 12th, you're especially ready to take charge. Self-improvement through better routines is a strong focus. Some discouragement or disillusionment can lead to a strong desire to make improvements. In fact, the desire to enjoy yourself more fully can motivate you to make needed changes. You'll pay special attention to getting things right, fixing errors, and sorting things out. It's not the time to push something big–instead, look at the details and get the smaller, essential jobs out of the way.
You're also finding the time to pursue other interests and activities that help nourish your soul. Your romantic or creative life is brighter and happier, and you get special help from Venus, who spends most of December in harmony with your sign (from the 4th to the 29th), boosting your appeal and personal confidence, and perhaps winning you some admirers.
Your magnetism and sense of fun are strong. You not only share your affection more freely, but you also receive love and compliments more confidently.
Look at past projects for ideas and inspiration and focus on editing and improving from the 13th forward, when Mercury is retrograde through to the end of the month/year. Aim to get a project right before moving forward or releasing it. It's a strong time for revising and perfecting. Take the time to work hard at something you love or something you believe in, as you can make significant progress. From the 13th to the 23rd, there can be slowdowns or delays related to a significant person in your life.
The 21st brings the Sun into your partnership sector, and your relationships grow in relevance. Besides recognizing the need for support and companionship, you're finding ways to better balance and smooth out your life. You're well-positioned to attract someone's support and confidence.
Listen to your intuition on the 22nd, when ideas for the future can be golden. You may not know all the details just yet, but that's just fine–it's more about the vision now. You benefit from the ability to see the dysfunctional elements of the past, and new insight can nudge you along a different path. A partner can have much to contribute now, or you might make significant mental discoveries through a one-on-one conversation.
Retrograde Mercury returns to your health and work sector on the 23rd, alerting you to projects or programs that require a second look.
The Full Moon on the 26th is in your sign, and it promises a "big reveal" or an awakening to your true feelings on a matter. You will likely come to a personal epiphany as you recognize feelings that you may have buried due to recent busyness or distraction. This lunation puts you in the spotlight – you are in demand! Knowing your heart is empowering, even if you don't yet have a plan set in stone for going after what you want, and it's a beautiful way to close out the year.
Jupiter's direct motion on the 30th contributes to hopefulness about your friendships and long-term plans. Essentially, this shift brings your social life to life! This energy picks up in the months ahead. Connecting brings joy, and there can be a stronger connection with friends or a group. You can successfully combine working towards your own personal goals and contributing to a team effort.
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About These Monthly Horoscopes:
Our detailed monthly horoscopes are designed to reveal and interpret the current transits of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in your solar chart.
Because these energies or transits do not unfold neatly into any given calendar month (many transits carry forward from one month to the next), you will find some of the energies continue from the previous month.
For example, the Sun might transit the second house of your solar chart from June 21 to July 22, so that you will find a similar interpretation for this transit in both June and July’s horoscope. This is normal and expected. Transits don’t abruptly change as the calendar month changes.
These monthly horoscopes also include an overview paragraph, as well as other energies specific to the month, such as retrogrades, eclipses, or major outer planet transits.
The Lunar Cycles section reveals lunar cycle dates. Lunar cycles repeat themselves approximately every 28 days, so it is normal to see the same lunar peaks, such as “Your Personal New Moon” and “Monthly career peak” repeat themselves from month to month, but with different dates. They serve as a helpful guide to cycle peaks in different areas of life, such as financial, career, romance, and partnership.
The horoscopes are divided into three groups or decanates, and the differences between the groups are subtle in parts and large in other parts. For those who prefer a whole sign approach to horoscopes, simply read the first decanate regardless of your birthdate.
Learn all about the signs of the zodiac. We offer interpretations of the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the Ascendant in the signs:
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