Virgo Monthly Horoscope – December 2017

Virgo (Born August 23 to September 2) AND Virgo Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Virgo:

December 2017 Virgo Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until December 21st:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar fourth house. This is a period of recharge, of getting in touch with your innermost feelings, of connecting with your roots, and of spending more time and energy on home and family. Home and family matters capture your attention and are a strong source of pride now. It's a time when worldly matters are not as important to you.

Use this energy to find ways to improve your family relations and your home environment. During this heart-warming cycle, you would do best to allow yourself to explore your inner needs so that you can nurture yourself and others in a healthy, growth-oriented manner, in preparation for more outgoing times to come.

From December 21st forward:

The Sun illuminates your solar fifth house now. After a period of "nesting", you are coming out of your shell, ready to perform and to express yourself creatively. This is a very playful period of the year, when you are inspired creatively and emotionally. After a period of self-protectiveness, you are now more spontaneous and more willing to take risks. You take more pride than usual in your creations, your love affairs, your children, and your hobbies. Pleasure and amusement play an important role in your search for freedom of self-expression now. Show off your best colors!

You want others to take notice, and you are more sensitive to whether people appreciate you. More than any time of the year, this is the cycle in which you focus on having fun, enjoying romance, and expressing yourself creatively. Your hobbies, leisure time, moments spent with children, gaming time, and so forth, all come into focus at this time of year.

This is a cycle in which you find joy in expressing who you are--when your "inner child" comes out to play. This is a time when you are more flirtatious than usual, and when you might take a few risks in life--not only gambling with games but with life itself. You might be a bit of a showman at this time. You are likely feeling good in general, and you tend to spread the joy.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 24th: 

Venus warms your solar fourth house now. During this cycle, you are especially fond of the life of the home and family. You are more receptive and gentle on a romantic level, and tend to be sentimental or nostalgic.

You may particularly value the aesthetics in and around your home during this period. If things are out of whack on the home front, you will do whatever you can to create a peaceful and stable atmosphere.

In relationships, loyalty and sensitivity are more important to you than typically. You might focus on ways to earn money in or from your home. This is a calming influence--a time when simple pleasures most appeal.

From the 25th 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

All month:

Mercury continues to transit your solar fourth house. Your thoughts tend to revolve around personal matters, especially family, home, and domestic issues. You enjoy, more than usual, discussions and stories about the past and about family.

You are more rational and objective when it comes to your relationships with those close to you, so it is, in fact, a good time to open up discussions with family. There can be increased activities in and around the home during this cycle. You are not as interested in worldly matters and career as you are in your personal life for the time being.

Mercury is retrograde from December 3-22:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your own body language and personal manner (you may feel that others misunderstand you), as well as communications involving the career or public, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. You are ruled by Mercury, so the likelihood of being misunderstood, in general, is high. Put off career decisions as well, as career matters are Gemini-ruled for you.

Occurring in your solar fourth house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to family relations, real estate matters, and domestic issues. Be as non-judgmental as you can with family members. It may be challenging to keep a healthy perspective regarding deeply personal matters and family. Family members may be on edge, or appear to be. Home repairs may not turn out as expected. Try to put off major decision- making with regards to home improvement, moving, and family matters for the time being. New initiatives surrounding home and property are best left for a better time, but reworking and reorganizing your home can be especially fruitful now.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Until the 9th:

Mars continues to energize your solar second house. You tend to put more effort into making money or making your life more comfortable and secure during this cycle. Your strong desire to be financially independent could lead to positive things, such as paying off debts or increased enterprise. The opposite side of the coin is asserting your independence by making impulsive purchases or taking risks with your money. You are more protective of the way you earn or spend money, as well as with the values you live your life by, and if others question you about these things, there could be arguments.

From the 9th forward:

Mars animates and energizes your solar third house during this period. You are likely to have many ideas and plans going during this transit, and you might be inclined to scatter your energies as a result.

Channelled well, however, this is a good time to sell your ideas to others, or to present your case in some manner. You may be especially busy running errands and communicating with others now.

More articulate than usual, you may also have a more assertive, self-centered, or provocative communication style at this time. As such, discussions might more readily become heated or they might escalate into arguments. If this is the case, it's likely because you are taking things very personally right now, or because you are over-identifying with your beliefs and ideas.

A tendency to be impatient or impulsive while driving or while performing manual tasks, generally with the hands, may lead to accidents, so it's wise to be careful on the road or while operating machinery or even using scissors! This is an excellent time for working on intellectual tasks with more vigor and passion.

Overview Horoscope:

December 2017: December is strong for making memories with family and for getting some much-needed downtime, dear Virgo. Domestic life may not always run smoothly, but this is an excellent time for making yourself more comfortable. In fact, after spending almost three years in your home and family sector, serious Saturn moves on this month, and you'll feel less pressured in these areas. From December 21st, a shift of focus to more creative, sociable, and pleasure-seeking activities occurs, although this, too, may not be all about fun. With significant planetary shifts this month, leisure may resemble work from time to time! You'll be having some fun but keeping one foot on the ground, particularly when it comes to money and relationships. If you're going to take risks now, they should be calculated ones.

A Jupiter-Neptune trine forms this month, and this supportive influence is set to stick with you at varying levels of intensity until August 2018. Mars hooks into this energy in December, getting this influence off to a strong start. This is a period for enjoying more opportunities through your communications and contact with others. You're especially motivated to pursue your interests and connect with a partner or share the load. Now and the months ahead are good for sharing your ideas, writing, and joining a cause. Your speech or writing is more creative and inspired during this period. More acceptance between siblings or neighbors and classmates helps iron out problems. Transportation options make transit more enjoyable for some, and might even open up partnering opportunities. You express yourself with increased sway and personal charisma. Partnerships can thrive through increased daily contact and the experience of  a strong feeling of intuitive connection.

The Full Moon on the 3rd occurs in your career and reputation sector. While it can be a time of increased recognition, there can be some exaggeration or misinformation happening around this time. For one, the Full Moon occurs on the day of Mercury's station as it turns retrograde, and for another, it occurs as the Sun and Neptune form a challenging square. Try not to jump to conclusions now. Wishful or fearful thinking can play with your perceptions at this time. The Mercury retrograde cycle from the 3-22 can point to delays and slowdowns. On the other hand, it's a useful time for processing and digesting recent events. You may be waiting for an answer, particularly related to home or work, but this affords you time to reconsider options.

Until the 9th, Mars continues to charge through your finances sector. Even so, around the 5-6, you find the time to pursue practical goals with more courage or self-assertion. It’s an excellent time to organize, particularly around the home, and to sort through your finances. Problem-solving on money, family, and home-related matters can also thrive now. From the 9th forward, Mars transits your communications sector. This excites your interest in projects and endeavors, although it can sometimes point to aggravated or impatient words and moves. Overall, however, you're ending the year on a pleasantly busy note.

This can be a month of spending more pleasurable time and/or money with/on the family or home. From the 25th forward, Venus in your solar fifth house is a pleasure-boosting influence -- a time when you express your feelings more naturally, and your appeal is high.

Another headline of December is Saturn leaving your family and home sector and moving out of stressful aspect to your sign, taking some of the pressure off. If you haven't been feeling very comfortable or settled lately, this situation eases tremendously now. Living conditions or arrangements improve. Saturn moves into the solar fifth house on the 20th and will transit there until 2020! You'll be feeling steadier, less pressured, and more responsible with this long-term transit, and life becomes a little more predictable. The years ahead are strong for living a more disciplined life, in general, and for adding more structure to your leisure time. A hobby can be more consuming, or you work on it more diligently or regularly. This can be a time of special attention to children or creative enterprises.

Until 2020, creative expression, entertainment, romance, children, and hobbies are areas of belt-tightening, realism, tests, commitments, and increased discipline, and you'll get big hints of this energy in the fourth week of December. This is a time for seeing a more serious side to your relationships, projects, and undertakings. There may be critique or new information that frames things differently. While this can be about facing reality, the tendency is to see things in an exaggerated way before getting to an objectively realistic spot, so take your time before jumping to conclusions. This is a time for drawing up new or improved plans for reaching your goals. Someone or a relationship may inspire you to get your life into better shape. Consider recommitting to a project or craft with the goal of being more self-disciplined.

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Virgo (Born September 3 to 12) AND Virgo Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Virgo:

December 2017 Virgo Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

All month:

With the Sun spotlighting your house of family and home, these areas are your instinctive focus during this period. Your family, home, property concerns, roots, and heritage come into focus and become a source of pride. You are likely quite preoccupied with feelings of security and your inner experiences. This is a time when you send down roots and seek a feeling of belonging. You could be thrust into a position of leadership on the home front.

Ego confrontations with family members are possible now, but the best way to handle this energy is to do your best to strengthen your relationship with your family and your home base. This is a time to do what you can to build trust in your family life and a strong foundation within yourself so that regardless of what you meet in the outside world over the next months, you have a secure place to return to. Besides spending more time tending to domestic affairs, the focus can be on cultivating and nourishing the inner foundations that support you and your growth. This is a time to collect yourself--to fill your well, so to speak.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until December 9th: 

Venus continues to play in your solar third house during this period, indicating a more light-hearted, curious, and intellectual approach to love and pleasure, as well as a more easygoing communicative style.

During this cycle, you are especially charming in your communications. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual.

Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips. Good companionship is as equally important as romance to you during this cycle.

You prefer an intellectual, communicative, and witty partner just now, and your powers of attraction increase through expressing these types of qualities. You are most attracted to wit, cheerfulness, and verbal rapport, and you are especially good at mediating conflicts now. If you were to begin a romance or friendship during this cycle, it would likely be quite light-hearted.

From December 9th forward: 

Venus warms your solar fourth house now. During this cycle, you are especially fond of the life of the home and family. You are more receptive and gentle on a romantic level, and tend to be sentimental or nostalgic.

You may particularly value the aesthetics in and around your home during this period. If things are out of whack on the home front, you will do whatever you can to create a peaceful and stable atmosphere.

In relationships, loyalty and sensitivity are more important to you than typically. You might focus on ways to earn money in or from your home. This is a calming influence--a time when simple pleasures most appeal.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde from December 3-22:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your own body language and personal manner (you may feel that others misunderstand you), as well as communications involving the career or public, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. You are ruled by Mercury, so the likelihood of being misunderstood, in general, is high. Put off career decisions as well, as career matters are Gemini-ruled for you.

Occurring in your solar fourth house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to family relations, real estate matters, and domestic issues. Be as non-judgmental as you can with family members. It may be challenging to keep a healthy perspective regarding deeply personal matters and family. Family members may be on edge, or appear to be. Home repairs may not turn out as expected. Try to put off major decision- making with regards to home improvement, moving, and family matters for the time being. New initiatives surrounding home and property are best left for a better time, but reworking and reorganizing your home can be especially fruitful now.

All month: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar fourth house. Your thoughts tend to revolve around personal matters, especially family, home, and domestic issues. You enjoy, more than usual, discussions and stories about the past and about family.

You are more rational and objective when it comes to your relationships with those close to you, so it is, in fact, a good time to open up discussions with family. There can be increased activities in and around the home during this cycle. You are not as interested in worldly matters and career as you are in your personal life for the time being.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Until the 25th:

Mars continues to energize your solar second house. You tend to put more effort into making money or making your life more comfortable and secure during this cycle. Your strong desire to be financially independent could lead to positive things, such as paying off debts or increased enterprise. The opposite side of the coin is asserting your independence by making impulsive purchases or taking risks with your money. You are more protective of the way you earn or spend money, as well as with the values you live your life by, and if others question you about these things, there could be arguments.

From the 25th forward:

Mars animates and energizes your solar third house during this period. You are likely to have many ideas and plans going during this transit, and you might be inclined to scatter your energies as a result.

Channelled well, however, this is a good time to sell your ideas to others, or to present your case in some manner. You may be especially busy running errands and communicating with others now.

More articulate than usual, you may also have a more assertive, self-centered, or provocative communication style at this time. As such, discussions might more readily become heated or they might escalate into arguments. If this is the case, it's likely because you are taking things very personally right now, or because you are over-identifying with your beliefs and ideas.

A tendency to be impatient or impulsive while driving or while performing manual tasks, generally with the hands, may lead to accidents, so it's wise to be careful on the road or while operating machinery or even using scissors! This is an excellent time for working on intellectual tasks with more vigor and passion.

Overview Horoscope:

December 2017: December is strong for making memories with family and for getting some much-needed downtime, dear Virgo. Domestic life may not always run smoothly, but this is an excellent time for making yourself more comfortable. In fact, after spending almost three years in your home and family sector, serious Saturn moves on this month, and you'll feel less pressured in these areas. From December 21st, a shift of focus to more creative, sociable, and pleasure-seeking activities occurs, although this, too, may not be all about fun. With significant planetary shifts this month, leisure may resemble work from time to time! You'll be having some fun but keeping one foot on the ground, particularly when it comes to money and relationships. If you're going to take risks now, they should be calculated ones.

A Jupiter-Neptune trine forms this month, and this supportive influence is set to stick with you at varying levels of intensity until August 2018. Mars hooks into this energy in December, getting this influence off to a strong start. This is a period for enjoying more opportunities through your communications and contact with others. You're especially motivated to pursue your interests and connect with a partner or share the load. Now and the months ahead are good for sharing your ideas, writing, and joining a cause. Your speech or writing is more creative and inspired during this period. More acceptance between siblings or neighbors and classmates helps iron out problems. Transportation options make transit more enjoyable for some, and might even open up partnering opportunities. You express yourself with increased sway and personal charisma. Partnerships can thrive through increased daily contact and the experience of  a strong feeling of intuitive connection.

The Full Moon on the 3rd occurs in your career and reputation sector. While it can be a time of increased recognition, there can be some exaggeration or misinformation happening around this time. For one, the Full Moon occurs on the day of Mercury's station as it turns retrograde, and for another, it occurs as the Sun and Neptune form a challenging square. Try not to jump to conclusions now. Wishful or fearful thinking can play with your perceptions at this time. The Mercury retrograde cycle from the 3-22 can point to delays and slowdowns. On the other hand, it's a useful time for processing and digesting recent events. You may be waiting for an answer, particularly related to home or work, but this affords you time to reconsider options.

Until the 9th, Mars continues to charge through your finances sector. Even so, around the 5-6, you find the time to pursue practical goals with more courage or self-assertion. It’s an excellent time to organize, particularly around the home, and to sort through your finances. Problem-solving on money, family, and home-related matters can also thrive now. From the 9th forward, Mars transits your communications sector. This excites your interest in projects and endeavors, although it can sometimes point to aggravated or impatient words and moves. Overall, however, you're ending the year on a pleasantly busy note.

This can be a month of spending more pleasurable time and/or money with/on the family or home. From the 25th forward, Venus in your solar fifth house is a pleasure-boosting influence -- a time when you express your feelings more naturally, and your appeal is high.

Another headline of December is Saturn leaving your family and home sector and moving out of stressful aspect to your sign, taking some of the pressure off. If you haven't been feeling very comfortable or settled lately, this situation eases tremendously now. Living conditions or arrangements improve. Saturn moves into the solar fifth house on the 20th and will transit there until 2020! You'll be feeling steadier, less pressured, and more responsible with this long-term transit, and life becomes a little more predictable. The years ahead are strong for living a more disciplined life, in general, and for adding more structure to your leisure time. A hobby can be more consuming, or you work on it more diligently or regularly. This can be a time of special attention to children or creative enterprises.

Until 2020, creative expression, entertainment, romance, children, and hobbies are areas of belt-tightening, realism, tests, commitments, and increased discipline, and you'll get big hints of this energy in the fourth week of December. This is a time for seeing a more serious side to your relationships, projects, and undertakings. There may be critique or new information that frames things differently. While this can be about facing reality, the tendency is to see things in an exaggerated way before getting to an objectively realistic spot, so take your time before jumping to conclusions. This is a time for drawing up new or improved plans for reaching your goals. Someone or a relationship may inspire you to get your life into better shape. Consider recommitting to a project or craft with the goal of being more self-disciplined.

See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.

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See also general trends for Virgo in 2017 and the full 2017 Yearly Virgo Horoscope.

Virgo (Born September 13 to 23) AND Virgo Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Virgo:

December 2017 Virgo Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until December 11th:

The Sun continues to highlight your solar third house--a time of the year in which you are most likely to be a "busy bee". Communications, short trips, errand-running, and general busy-ness feature now. You could have a finger in many pies, so to speak, as your curiosity is piqued by a larger variety of things than usual. Used well, this could be a period in which you come up with solutions to a number of problems. You are more inclined to take pride in your intellectual accomplishments and/or your ability to socialize and make connections.

From December 11th forward:

With the Sun spotlighting your house of family and home, these areas are your instinctive focus during this period. Your family, home, property concerns, roots, and heritage come into focus and become a source of pride. You are likely quite preoccupied with feelings of security and your inner experiences. This is a time when you send down roots and seek a feeling of belonging. You could be thrust into a position of leadership on the home front.

Ego confrontations with family members are possible now, but the best way to handle this energy is to do your best to strengthen your relationship with your family and your home base. This is a time to do what you can to build trust in your family life and a strong foundation within yourself so that regardless of what you meet in the outside world over the next months, you have a secure place to return to. Besides spending more time tending to domestic affairs, the focus can be on cultivating and nourishing the inner foundations that support you and your growth. This is a time to collect yourself--to fill your well, so to speak.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until December 17th: 

Venus continues to play in your solar third house during this period, indicating a more light-hearted, curious, and intellectual approach to love and pleasure, as well as a more easygoing communicative style.

During this cycle, you are especially charming in your communications. Your words are soothing, and you tend to use words to smooth over problems that you see around you. You are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual.

Essentially, you are quite companionable during this cycle. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you see value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips. Good companionship is as equally important as romance to you during this cycle.

You prefer an intellectual, communicative, and witty partner just now, and your powers of attraction increase through expressing these types of qualities. You are most attracted to wit, cheerfulness, and verbal rapport, and you are especially good at mediating conflicts now. If you were to begin a romance or friendship during this cycle, it would likely be quite light-hearted.

From December 17th forward: 

Venus warms your solar fourth house now. During this cycle, you are especially fond of the life of the home and family. You are more receptive and gentle on a romantic level, and tend to be sentimental or nostalgic.

You may particularly value the aesthetics in and around your home during this period. If things are out of whack on the home front, you will do whatever you can to create a peaceful and stable atmosphere.

In relationships, loyalty and sensitivity are more important to you than typically. You might focus on ways to earn money in or from your home. This is a calming influence--a time when simple pleasures most appeal.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde from December 3-22:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your own body language and personal manner (you may feel that others misunderstand you), as well as communications involving the career or public, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. You are ruled by Mercury, so the likelihood of being misunderstood, in general, is high. Put off career decisions as well, as career matters are Gemini-ruled for you.

Occurring in your solar third and fourth houses this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to composing letters, emails, phone calls, and family relations. Be as non- judgmental as you can with family members. New initiatives surrounding home and property are best left for a better time. There may be the need to revisit old, nagging issues with siblings or neighbors, errands could go wrong, you might have trouble getting from point A to point B (example, transportation problems), emails or letters get lost, and so forth. Idle chit-chatting during this period may have repercussions! People might be misunderstanding your words. You may be forgetful during this cycle, and it makes sense to allow yourself extra time to get to appointments, if they are not cancelled in the first place! It would also be wise to double-check your work and communications before sending them off.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to energize your solar second house. You tend to put more effort into making money or making your life more comfortable and secure during this cycle. Your strong desire to be financially independent could lead to positive things, such as paying off debts or increased enterprise. The opposite side of the coin is asserting your independence by making impulsive purchases or taking risks with your money. You are more protective of the way you earn or spend money, as well as with the values you live your life by, and if others question you about these things, there could be arguments.

Overview Horoscope:

December 2017: December is strong for making memories with family and for getting some much-needed downtime, dear Virgo. Domestic life may not always run smoothly, but this is an excellent time for making yourself more comfortable. In fact, after spending almost three years in your home and family sector, serious Saturn moves on this month, and you'll feel less pressured in these areas. From December 21st, a shift of focus to more creative, sociable, and pleasure-seeking activities occurs, although this, too, may not be all about fun. With significant planetary shifts this month, leisure may resemble work from time to time! You'll be having some fun but keeping one foot on the ground, particularly when it comes to money and relationships. If you're going to take risks now, they should be calculated ones.

A Jupiter-Neptune trine forms this month, and this supportive influence is set to stick with you at varying levels of intensity until August 2018. Mars hooks into this energy in December, getting this influence off to a strong start. This is a period for enjoying more opportunities through your communications and contact with others. You're especially motivated to pursue your interests and connect with a partner or share the load. Now and the months ahead are good for sharing your ideas, writing, and joining a cause. Your speech or writing is more creative and inspired during this period. More acceptance between siblings or neighbors and classmates helps iron out problems. Transportation options make transit more enjoyable for some, and might even open up partnering opportunities. You express yourself with increased sway and personal charisma. Partnerships can thrive through increased daily contact and the experience of  a strong feeling of intuitive connection.

The Full Moon on the 3rd occurs in your career and reputation sector. While it can be a time of increased recognition, there can be some exaggeration or misinformation happening around this time. For one, the Full Moon occurs on the day of Mercury's station as it turns retrograde, and for another, it occurs as the Sun and Neptune form a challenging square. Try not to jump to conclusions now. Wishful or fearful thinking can play with your perceptions at this time. The Mercury retrograde cycle from the 3-22 can point to delays and slowdowns. On the other hand, it's a useful time for processing and digesting recent events. You may be waiting for an answer, particularly related to home or work, but this affords you time to reconsider options.

Until the 9th, Mars continues to charge through your finances sector. Even so, around the 5-6, you find the time to pursue practical goals with more courage or self-assertion. It’s an excellent time to organize, particularly around the home, and to sort through your finances. Problem-solving on money, family, and home-related matters can also thrive now. From the 9th forward, Mars transits your communications sector. This excites your interest in projects and endeavors, although it can sometimes point to aggravated or impatient words and moves. Overall, however, you're ending the year on a pleasantly busy note.

This can be a month of spending more pleasurable time and/or money with/on the family or home. From the 25th forward, Venus in your solar fifth house is a pleasure-boosting influence -- a time when you express your feelings more naturally, and your appeal is high.

Another headline of December is Saturn leaving your family and home sector and moving out of stressful aspect to your sign, taking some of the pressure off. If you haven't been feeling very comfortable or settled lately, this situation eases tremendously now. Living conditions or arrangements improve. Saturn moves into the solar fifth house on the 20th and will transit there until 2020! You'll be feeling steadier, less pressured, and more responsible with this long-term transit, and life becomes a little more predictable. The years ahead are strong for living a more disciplined life, in general, and for adding more structure to your leisure time. A hobby can be more consuming, or you work on it more diligently or regularly. This can be a time of special attention to children or creative enterprises.

Until 2020, creative expression, entertainment, romance, children, and hobbies are areas of belt-tightening, realism, tests, commitments, and increased discipline, and you'll get big hints of this energy in the fourth week of December. This is a time for seeing a more serious side to your relationships, projects, and undertakings. There may be critique or new information that frames things differently. While this can be about facing reality, the tendency is to see things in an exaggerated way before getting to an objectively realistic spot, so take your time before jumping to conclusions. This is a time for drawing up new or improved plans for reaching your goals. Someone or a relationship may inspire you to get your life into better shape. Consider recommitting to a project or craft with the goal of being more self-disciplined.

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.

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Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.

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romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.

See also general trends for Virgo in 2017 and the full 2017 Yearly Virgo Horoscope.