Capricorn Monthly Horoscope
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A horoscope guide to the month ahead for Capricorn Sun and Capricorn Ascendant.
December 2022 Horoscope: Predictions for Capricorn
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Overview for this Month: Capricorn (All)
December 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Capricorn:
You continue to make room for downtime, rest, release from routine, and escape from the humdrum of your life in December, dear Capricorn. You're reviewing your need for time for yourself, behind the scenes, and away from the spotlight. It's a valuable time to think in more holistic rather than detail-oriented ways.
There can be times when the month brings buried frustration, resentment, and needs to the surface. With the continuing retrograde of Mars, tempers can flare in your daily life, or schedules are interrupted, disrupting the flow of things. Old problems can resurface, frustrations with people and situations you've been tolerating can now seem untenable, and neglected health matters might come to a head.
The Full Moon on the 7th occurs in your work and health sector, and you're in an eyes-wide-open period for your work endeavors, health programs, and routines. It's a time for new information or revelations. This Full Moon brings your attention to deadlines or pressing matters related to work or health. You're awakening to the need to improve your work-rest balance by paying more attention to your need for order in your daily life.
As the month advances, you feel more independent, effective, and courageous. First, Mercury and Venus enter your sign on the 6th and 9th, and the Sun follow suit on the 21st. You have more personal impact and a stronger voice. Your more unique qualities are emphasized and appreciated. A New Moon occurs in your sign on the 23rd, and your own needs and goals become a priority. You may have spent a lot of time tending to others' needs, wants, and expectations. You've recently been feeling a lot of pressure to prove yourself to people in your life, but the power has begun to shift. Dreams, goals, and projects you've put on a shelf seem more feasible.
While the Sun's move into Capricorn on the 21st is perhaps the most significant sign of your "new beginning" phase, the Mercury-Venus ingress on the 6th and 9th represents a shift in your focus, attitude, feelings, and especially expression. You're more obviously attractive and communicative.
The New Moon on the 23rd is a push to put the past behind you with plans, actions, or even symbolic actions. Since Mercury is retrograde in your sign from the 29th forward, it may help to be a bit more thoughtful than usual when communicating with people misunderstanding your intentions.
Mercury in your sign most of the month ensures you're busy and engaged, although sometimes too "on" for your own good. Take opportunities to clear your head from time to time. The retrograde period may help with just that — it's a time for catching up. There can be times during the retrograde when you feel life is as slow as molasses, but you can make some excellent refinements.
Nevertheless, the last week of the month is more personal, active, and hands-on. You can also find yourself inspired by ideas and dreams. While the ruler of your home and family sector, Mars, will be retrograde until January, this sector is beginning to enliven this month. Chiron turns direct in this area of your solar chart, and Jupiter moves in, for example. You're feeling more equipped to handle problems in your personal life. Jupiter here until mid-May is excellent for upgrades and enhancements with your home, family, and personal life. The months ahead are strong for improving bonds with loved ones and enhancing or expanding the home.
See also This Month in Astrology.
Capricorn (Born December 22 to December 31) and Capricorn Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Capricorn:
December 2022 Capricorn Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2022
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 21st:
The Sun continues to shine its light on your solar twelfth house. This is the time to listen to your intuition, to take a break from the hectic pace of your life, and to reflect on what you have learned in the past year. You might naturally retreat a little and take more private time for yourself now.
Your physical energy levels may not be up to par for the time being, and this is your body signaling you to take a break. This is not an ideal time for pushing forward with new personal projects and plans. It is better to finish up projects and tie up loose ends now.
From December 21st forward:
The Sun illuminates your first house now, bringing issues surrounding your personal identity, appearance, outward behavior, and self-expression to the forefront. This marks the peak of your physical solar cycle, and you are in the position to make an impression on others, and to assert your personal influence. Spontaneity of expression is what this transit is about. You are ready to put your past behind you and to start a new personal cycle. You have presence and you project confidence. Increased energy and a renewed feeling of confidence is with you now, so take advantage.
It's a great month to do something entirely new and pioneering—to go solo in some area of your life. This particular season of the year smiles on your personal endeavors. This is a time when you more easily get in touch with a true sense of your identity and purpose. The most enterprising side of your nature surfaces, and it's time to seize opportunities. Existing problems in your life may be overcome now by bravery and a straightforward approach to your life.
There's nothing wrong with a bit of self-centeredness during this cycle, but avoid taking it too far. It's not the best time for teamwork and other cooperative endeavors. The spotlight is on you and your ability to lead, so make it a good one! Take steps to improve how you come across to others. It's time to carve your own path in life.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 9th:
Venus continues to transit through your solar twelfth house now. The twelfth house is a sector of endings, privacy, and mental health, and with Venus here, it's possible that you are reviewing your feelings for someone, or enjoying a more private love life for the time being. You may not be open with your affections for whatever reason now, and this shouldn't be a problem—it may be difficult to articulate, verbalize, or intellectualize your feelings for the time being. Doing some soul-searching as well as an enhanced ability to perceive other dimensions in love can lead you to a deeper understanding of your own love needs and possibly of a love relationship. Love might involve some form of sacrifice or simply a lot of giving and lending of support as opposed to receiving during this cycle.
From December 9th forward:
You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until December 6th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar twelfth house. This is a cycle in which clear decision-making does not come easily. You are paying more attention to unspoken or hidden elements of any circumstance. You are seeing all sides to any given story, and forming a definite opinion does not seem "right" for the time being. Thoughts turn to the past. It's a strong period for gaining different perspectives on problems or issues in your life, as well as for reflection and research, but not the easiest time for presenting your ideas.
From December 6th forward:
With Mercury in your solar first house, you are most inclined to speak up about matters that you previously were only mulling over. Your disposition is more intellectual than usual now, and self-expression comes easily. You are sharper than usual--more observant, and more inclined to "live in the head". Relationships with siblings, neighbors, classmates, and casual friends may become more prominent in your life now.
It is likely that you will initiate discussions during this period, evaluate your appearance and the impact you have on those around you, and make contact with others rather than stay chained to any one place or activity.
This is the time to be direct and to communicate your needs and interests. You are more inclined to talk about yourself and your personal past now. This may also be a restless time when it is difficult to turn the thinking process off when it would be better to relax! It is an especially fruitful time for any endeavor that requires dealing with words, ideas, and facts and figures.
Your demeanor is more youthful, perhaps mischievous, light-hearted, and non-threatening so that others may be more inclined to turn to you for advice or pleasant conversation. Using the power of words to attract what you want or to further your interests works best for you now.
Mercury is retrograde from December 29th to January 18th:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding travels, legal matters, or opinions, as well as communications on the job and with co-workers, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's best not to sign on the dotted line for the time being, especially when it comes to making travel plans or any legal contracts. There could be irritating mess-ups on the job. You might be inclined to miss important details in your paperwork, or might experience frustrating delays that result from co-workers' errors. Travel plans may go awry, or you may have a change of heart.
Occurring in your solar first house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to your body language. Others may misinterpret your body language, and you should be aware of a tendency to give off mixed signals. People in your life may complain that you seem emotionally distant. You may appear uncommunicative and hard to reach, or what you say comes out wrong. This is a time to review the manner in which you come across to others--not so much whether it truly reflects your nature, but more in terms of whether it is working for or against you. Don't worry too much if others aren't quite "getting" you for the time being. Things will change once Mercury turns direct, so you might decide to try to keep status quo for the time being. You might spend more time than usual when it comes to making decisions now, and this is natural. Rushed decisions may be regretted when you change your mind later on.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Mars is retrograde from October 30th, 2022, until January 12th, 2023:
All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of the home, family, security, and domestic activities because Mars rules these areas in your solar chart. This can play out in a variety of ways. For example, household projects may slow down or stall. You might be feeling more defensive during this period, or you might get worked up about old waves of anger or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now. It's a good time for examining how you have been expressing anger or asserting yourself with your family.
Occurring in your solar sixth house during this date range, enthusiasm for your work or health regimes, or for work projects and daily routines, could wane perhaps due to setbacks or stalling. Work itself could seem to be less straightforward or satisfying. New initiatives with these matters may appear less exciting, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in these areas of life. For some, there can be much preoccupation with your health or work endeavors, and possibly frustration with daily routines. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness on the job. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. This Mars retrograde emphasizes practical and work matters. How you organize your time is in question now.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Capricorn:
You continue to make room for downtime, rest, release from routine, and escape from the humdrum of your life in December, dear Capricorn. You're reviewing your need for time for yourself, behind the scenes, and away from the spotlight. It's a valuable time to think in more holistic rather than detail-oriented ways.
There can be times when the month brings buried frustration, resentment, and needs to the surface. With the continuing retrograde of Mars, tempers can flare in your daily life, or schedules are interrupted, disrupting the flow of things. Old problems can resurface, frustrations with people and situations you've been tolerating can now seem untenable, and neglected health matters might come to a head.
The Full Moon on the 7th occurs in your work and health sector, and you're in an eyes-wide-open period for your work endeavors, health programs, and routines. It's a time for new information or revelations. This Full Moon brings your attention to deadlines or pressing matters related to work or health. You're awakening to the need to improve your work-rest balance by paying more attention to your need for order in your daily life.
As the month advances, you feel more independent, effective, and courageous. First, Mercury and Venus enter your sign on the 6th and 9th, and the Sun follow suit on the 21st. You have more personal impact and a stronger voice. Your more unique qualities are emphasized and appreciated. A New Moon occurs in your sign on the 23rd, and your own needs and goals become a priority. You may have spent a lot of time tending to others' needs, wants, and expectations. You've recently been feeling a lot of pressure to prove yourself to people in your life, but the power has begun to shift. Dreams, goals, and projects you've put on a shelf seem more feasible.
While the Sun's move into Capricorn on the 21st is perhaps the most significant sign of your "new beginning" phase, the Mercury-Venus ingress on the 6th and 9th represents a shift in your focus, attitude, feelings, and especially expression. You're more obviously attractive and communicative.
The New Moon on the 23rd is a push to put the past behind you with plans, actions, or even symbolic actions. Since Mercury is retrograde in your sign from the 29th forward, it may help to be a bit more thoughtful than usual when communicating with people misunderstanding your intentions.
Mercury in your sign most of the month ensures you're busy and engaged, although sometimes too "on" for your own good. Take opportunities to clear your head from time to time. The retrograde period may help with just that — it's a time for catching up. There can be times during the retrograde when you feel life is as slow as molasses, but you can make some excellent refinements.
Nevertheless, the last week of the month is more personal, active, and hands-on. You can also find yourself inspired by ideas and dreams. While the ruler of your home and family sector, Mars, will be retrograde until January, this sector is beginning to enliven this month. Chiron turns direct in this area of your solar chart, and Jupiter moves in, for example. You're feeling more equipped to handle problems in your personal life. Jupiter here until mid-May is excellent for upgrades and enhancements with your home, family, and personal life. The months ahead are strong for improving bonds with loved ones and enhancing or expanding the home.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
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Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
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romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also 2023 Capricorn Preview Horoscope and 2022 Capricorn Yearly Horoscope.
Capricorn (Born January 1 to 10) and Capricorn Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Capricorn:
December 2022 Capricorn Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2022
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun travels through your twelfth house now, marking a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have--to things, people, and routines--and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break.
It's not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it's a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until December 17th:
Venus continues to transit through your solar twelfth house now. The twelfth house is a sector of endings, privacy, and mental health, and with Venus here, it's possible that you are reviewing your feelings for someone, or enjoying a more private love life for the time being. You may not be open with your affections for whatever reason now, and this shouldn't be a problem—it may be difficult to articulate, verbalize, or intellectualize your feelings for the time being. Doing some soul-searching as well as an enhanced ability to perceive other dimensions in love can lead you to a deeper understanding of your own love needs and possibly of a love relationship. Love might involve some form of sacrifice or simply a lot of giving and lending of support as opposed to receiving during this cycle.
From December 18th forward:
You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until December 13th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar twelfth house. This is a cycle in which clear decision-making does not come easily. You are paying more attention to unspoken or hidden elements of any circumstance. You are seeing all sides to any given story, and forming a definite opinion does not seem "right" for the time being. Thoughts turn to the past. It's a strong period for gaining different perspectives on problems or issues in your life, as well as for reflection and research, but not the easiest time for presenting your ideas.
From December 13th forward:
With Mercury in your solar first house, you are most inclined to speak up about matters that you previously were only mulling over. Your disposition is more intellectual than usual now, and self-expression comes easily. You are sharper than usual--more observant, and more inclined to "live in the head". Relationships with siblings, neighbors, classmates, and casual friends may become more prominent in your life now.
It is likely that you will initiate discussions during this period, evaluate your appearance and the impact you have on those around you, and make contact with others rather than stay chained to any one place or activity.
This is the time to be direct and to communicate your needs and interests. You are more inclined to talk about yourself and your personal past now. This may also be a restless time when it is difficult to turn the thinking process off when it would be better to relax! It is an especially fruitful time for any endeavor that requires dealing with words, ideas, and facts and figures.
Your demeanor is more youthful, perhaps mischievous, light-hearted, and non-threatening so that others may be more inclined to turn to you for advice or pleasant conversation. Using the power of words to attract what you want or to further your interests works best for you now.
Mercury is retrograde from December 29th to January 18th:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding travels, legal matters, or opinions, as well as communications on the job and with co-workers, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's best not to sign on the dotted line for the time being, especially when it comes to making travel plans or any legal contracts. There could be irritating mess-ups on the job. You might be inclined to miss important details in your paperwork, or might experience frustrating delays that result from co-workers' errors. Travel plans may go awry, or you may have a change of heart.
Occurring in your solar first house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to your body language. Others may misinterpret your body language, and you should be aware of a tendency to give off mixed signals. People in your life may complain that you seem emotionally distant. You may appear uncommunicative and hard to reach, or what you say comes out wrong. This is a time to review the manner in which you come across to others--not so much whether it truly reflects your nature, but more in terms of whether it is working for or against you. Don't worry too much if others aren't quite "getting" you for the time being. Things will change once Mercury turns direct, so you might decide to try to keep status quo for the time being. You might spend more time than usual when it comes to making decisions now, and this is natural. Rushed decisions may be regretted when you change your mind later on.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Mars is retrograde from October 30th, 2022, until January 12th, 2023:
All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of the home, family, security, and domestic activities because Mars rules these areas in your solar chart. This can play out in a variety of ways. For example, household projects may slow down or stall. You might be feeling more defensive during this period, or you might get worked up about old waves of anger or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now. It's a good time for examining how you have been expressing anger or asserting yourself with your family.
Occurring in your solar sixth house during this date range, enthusiasm for your work or health regimes, or for work projects and daily routines, could wane perhaps due to setbacks or stalling. Work itself could seem to be less straightforward or satisfying. New initiatives with these matters may appear less exciting, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in these areas of life. For some, there can be much preoccupation with your health or work endeavors, and possibly frustration with daily routines. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness on the job. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. This Mars retrograde emphasizes practical and work matters. How you organize your time is in question now.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Capricorn:
You continue to make room for downtime, rest, release from routine, and escape from the humdrum of your life in December, dear Capricorn. You're reviewing your need for time for yourself, behind the scenes, and away from the spotlight. It's a valuable time to think in more holistic rather than detail-oriented ways.
There can be times when the month brings buried frustration, resentment, and needs to the surface. With the continuing retrograde of Mars, tempers can flare in your daily life, or schedules are interrupted, disrupting the flow of things. Old problems can resurface, frustrations with people and situations you've been tolerating can now seem untenable, and neglected health matters might come to a head.
The Full Moon on the 7th occurs in your work and health sector, and you're in an eyes-wide-open period for your work endeavors, health programs, and routines. It's a time for new information or revelations. This Full Moon brings your attention to deadlines or pressing matters related to work or health. You're awakening to the need to improve your work-rest balance by paying more attention to your need for order in your daily life.
As the month advances, you feel more independent, effective, and courageous. First, Mercury and Venus enter your sign on the 6th and 9th, and the Sun follow suit on the 21st. You have more personal impact and a stronger voice. Your more unique qualities are emphasized and appreciated. A New Moon occurs in your sign on the 23rd, and your own needs and goals become a priority. You may have spent a lot of time tending to others' needs, wants, and expectations. You've recently been feeling a lot of pressure to prove yourself to people in your life, but the power has begun to shift. Dreams, goals, and projects you've put on a shelf seem more feasible.
While the Sun's move into Capricorn on the 21st is perhaps the most significant sign of your "new beginning" phase, the Mercury-Venus ingress on the 6th and 9th represents a shift in your focus, attitude, feelings, and especially expression. You're more obviously attractive and communicative.
The New Moon on the 23rd is a push to put the past behind you with plans, actions, or even symbolic actions. Since Mercury is retrograde in your sign from the 29th forward, it may help to be a bit more thoughtful than usual when communicating with people misunderstanding your intentions.
Mercury in your sign most of the month ensures you're busy and engaged, although sometimes too "on" for your own good. Take opportunities to clear your head from time to time. The retrograde period may help with just that — it's a time for catching up. There can be times during the retrograde when you feel life is as slow as molasses, but you can make some excellent refinements.
Nevertheless, the last week of the month is more personal, active, and hands-on. You can also find yourself inspired by ideas and dreams. While the ruler of your home and family sector, Mars, will be retrograde until January, this sector is beginning to enliven this month. Chiron turns direct in this area of your solar chart, and Jupiter moves in, for example. You're feeling more equipped to handle problems in your personal life. Jupiter here until mid-May is excellent for upgrades and enhancements with your home, family, and personal life. The months ahead are strong for improving bonds with loved ones and enhancing or expanding the home.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also 2023 Capricorn Preview Horoscope and the full 2021 Yearly Capricorn Horoscope.
Capricorn (Born January 11 to 20) and Capricorn Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Capricorn:
December 2022 Capricorn Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2022
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 11th:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar eleventh house. During this cycle, you are planting seeds for the future, dreaming up plans that you might begin to develop two months down the road, if they still seem viable then. You are more aware of the benefits of networking, and you might find some great ideas through others now. You might be working in a team now.
You could be questioning some of the rules you have been living by and you could be ready to try something totally new. You are more attracted to that which is progressive or unconventional during this cycle.
From December 12th forward:
The Sun travels through your twelfth house now, marking a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have--to things, people, and routines--and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break.
It's not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it's a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
From the 1st to 25th:
Venus is spending some time in "hibernation" in your privacy sector. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that your love life is stagnant, but that your affection is expressed behind closed doors. Attraction to secrets and whispers characterize this period, although for some, it can also be a time of endings, relationship concerns, and wistfulness. Personal and social contacts may be secretive, and there can be secret love affairs, or at least very private love feelings and longings. Shyness can lead to some loneliness or romantic frustration. However, this can also be a deliciously private and intimate time.
From December 26th forward:
You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until December 21st:
Mercury continues to transit your solar twelfth house. This is a cycle in which clear decision-making does not come easily. You are paying more attention to unspoken or hidden elements of any circumstance. You are seeing all sides to any given story, and forming a definite opinion does not seem "right" for the time being. Thoughts turn to the past. It's a strong period for gaining different perspectives on problems or issues in your life, as well as for reflection and research, but not the easiest time for presenting your ideas.
From December 21st forward:
With Mercury in your solar first house, you are most inclined to speak up about matters that you previously were only mulling over. Your disposition is more intellectual than usual now, and self-expression comes easily. You are sharper than usual--more observant, and more inclined to "live in the head". Relationships with siblings, neighbors, classmates, and casual friends may become more prominent in your life now.
It is likely that you will initiate discussions during this period, evaluate your appearance and the impact you have on those around you, and make contact with others rather than stay chained to any one place or activity.
This is the time to be direct and to communicate your needs and interests. You are more inclined to talk about yourself and your personal past now. This may also be a restless time when it is difficult to turn the thinking process off when it would be better to relax! It is an especially fruitful time for any endeavor that requires dealing with words, ideas, and facts and figures.
Your demeanor is more youthful, perhaps mischievous, light-hearted, and non-threatening so that others may be more inclined to turn to you for advice or pleasant conversation. Using the power of words to attract what you want or to further your interests works best for you now.
Mercury is retrograde from December 29th to January 18th:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding travels, legal matters, or opinions, as well as communications on the job and with co-workers, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's best not to sign on the dotted line for the time being, especially when it comes to making travel plans or any legal contracts. There could be irritating mess-ups on the job. You might be inclined to miss important details in your paperwork, or might experience frustrating delays that result from co-workers' errors. Travel plans may go awry, or you may have a change of heart.
Occurring in your solar first house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to your body language. Others may misinterpret your body language, and you should be aware of a tendency to give off mixed signals. People in your life may complain that you seem emotionally distant. You may appear uncommunicative and hard to reach, or what you say comes out wrong. This is a time to review the manner in which you come across to others--not so much whether it truly reflects your nature, but more in terms of whether it is working for or against you. Don't worry too much if others aren't quite "getting" you for the time being. Things will change once Mercury turns direct, so you might decide to try to keep status quo for the time being. You might spend more time than usual when it comes to making decisions now, and this is natural. Rushed decisions may be regretted when you change your mind later on.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Mars is retrograde from October 30th, 2022, until January 12th, 2023:
All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of the home, family, security, and domestic activities because Mars rules these areas in your solar chart. This can play out in a variety of ways. For example, household projects may slow down or stall. You might be feeling more defensive during this period, or you might get worked up about old waves of anger or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now. It's a good time for examining how you have been expressing anger or asserting yourself with your family.
Occurring in your solar fifth house during this period, enthusiasm for romance or creative project could wane perhaps due to setbacks or stalling. A relationship with a lover or a child could become more complicated or possibly exhausting. Desires can be hard to read for existing relationships - both yours and those of a lover. There can be a change of heart, or you could be questioning what you've been pursuing in love, and a new approach becomes necessary. There could be waning interest in a hobby or a return to an old one. Some of you could be excessively preoccupied with a love relationship. New initiatives with fifth house matters may appear less exciting, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in fifth house areas of life--creativity self-expression, recreation, children, and romance. Caution and perhaps anxiety or confusion begin to dominate. You might feel less confident, or you could lack motivation now. Watch for pent-up anger, frustration, and passive-aggressiveness with a lover or with your children, if applicable. Refocusing, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Capricorn:
You continue to make room for downtime, rest, release from routine, and escape from the humdrum of your life in December, dear Capricorn. You're reviewing your need for time for yourself, behind the scenes, and away from the spotlight. It's a valuable time to think in more holistic rather than detail-oriented ways.
There can be times when the month brings buried frustration, resentment, and needs to the surface. With the continuing retrograde of Mars, tempers can flare in your daily life, or schedules are interrupted, disrupting the flow of things. Old problems can resurface, frustrations with people and situations you've been tolerating can now seem untenable, and neglected health matters might come to a head.
The Full Moon on the 7th occurs in your work and health sector, and you're in an eyes-wide-open period for your work endeavors, health programs, and routines. It's a time for new information or revelations. This Full Moon brings your attention to deadlines or pressing matters related to work or health. You're awakening to the need to improve your work-rest balance by paying more attention to your need for order in your daily life.
As the month advances, you feel more independent, effective, and courageous. First, Mercury and Venus enter your sign on the 6th and 9th, and the Sun follow suit on the 21st. You have more personal impact and a stronger voice. Your more unique qualities are emphasized and appreciated. A New Moon occurs in your sign on the 23rd, and your own needs and goals become a priority. You may have spent a lot of time tending to others' needs, wants, and expectations. You've recently been feeling a lot of pressure to prove yourself to people in your life, but the power has begun to shift. Dreams, goals, and projects you've put on a shelf seem more feasible.
While the Sun's move into Capricorn on the 21st is perhaps the most significant sign of your "new beginning" phase, the Mercury-Venus ingress on the 6th and 9th represents a shift in your focus, attitude, feelings, and especially expression. You're more obviously attractive and communicative.
The New Moon on the 23rd is a push to put the past behind you with plans, actions, or even symbolic actions. Since Mercury is retrograde in your sign from the 29th forward, it may help to be a bit more thoughtful than usual when communicating with people misunderstanding your intentions.
Mercury in your sign most of the month ensures you're busy and engaged, although sometimes too "on" for your own good. Take opportunities to clear your head from time to time. The retrograde period may help with just that — it's a time for catching up. There can be times during the retrograde when you feel life is as slow as molasses, but you can make some excellent refinements.
Nevertheless, the last week of the month is more personal, active, and hands-on. You can also find yourself inspired by ideas and dreams. While the ruler of your home and family sector, Mars, will be retrograde until January, this sector is beginning to enliven this month. Chiron turns direct in this area of your solar chart, and Jupiter moves in, for example. You're feeling more equipped to handle problems in your personal life. Jupiter here until mid-May is excellent for upgrades and enhancements with your home, family, and personal life. The months ahead are strong for improving bonds with loved ones and enhancing or expanding the home.
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