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Grace McGrade is an intuitive astrologer based in Los Angeles. She is the head astrologer of the app “Stars Align”. Her sessions include birth chart readings, transits, energetic clearings and psychic consultations. For more astrology, read her guide to rising signs and moon signs. Read an overview of what 2025 has coming up for us this year here.
December opens in lively Sagittarius season, adding an optimistic atmosphere to the end of an astrologically exhausting year. Sagittarius is the philosopher-clown, the divine troublemaker, and the Archer – the only zodiac sign that comes with a weapon. For Sagittarius, the pursuit of wisdom becomes an extreme sport. The Archer points its weapon beyond the known world, insisting that all risks are worth taking, consequences be damned. Like an arrogant guru at the end of a vision quest, Sagittarius cannot be bothered with filters. Its gospel is delivered loudly, boldly and inappropriately. This is the time to place complete trust in the wild trajectory of our impossible ideas.
With Venus dancing through Sagittarius for most of the month, the holidays swell into a technicolour carnival. This is festive excess in its purest form: champagne optimism, reckless generosity, flirtation as a sport. The energy is bright and jovial, as the Archer amplifies our appetite for celebration, with the risk of going a little too far. No sign is better at blurting out the truth, whether it’s inconvenient, hilarious, or a little too sharp for comfort. Expect family debates, blunt confessions, and the classic drunk uncle moment or two.
Mercury may have stationed direct in Scorpio on November 29, but the Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th stirs up even more conversation, movement and mischief. This lunation brings sudden realisations and a confession of words we can’t take back, but perhaps needed to say. Mercury in Scorpio isn’t afraid to say what stings, and its suspicion can quickly veer into hyper-fixation as we become attuned to every nuance, motive and emotional shadow in the room. This sharp perceptiveness can reveal truths we’ve been avoiding, but it can also pull us into spirals if we’re not careful. When Mercury moves into Sagittarius on the 11th, the mood lightens, as we trade suspicion for humour and faith, adopting a more generous outlook.
This is festive excess in its purest form: champagne optimism, reckless generosity, flirtation as a sport
As Neptune and Saturn continue their journey through Pisces’ final degrees, reality takes on a surreal, almost illusory quality, guiding our intuition toward what we’re finally ready to release. This is the last sweep of a long spiritual tide, pulling buried feelings to the surface so we can let them go before the new year begins. Watch how you move around authority figures, particularly on the 8th, when a square between Saturn and Mars provides a reality check. We may be asked to reassess how we pursue our goals, as Saturn exposes the assumptions we’ve been making about ambition, effort and self-assertion.
Mars enters Capricorn on December 14, sharpening our focus and helping us set our sights on the year ahead. Sagittarius shoots the arrow toward the horizon; Capricorn figures out the budget, the timeline and the long game. It’s the perfect moment to pair our grand vision of the future with the necessary action, turning ambition into something tangible and achievable. The Sagittarius New Moon on December 19 further strengthens our resolve for an abundant 2026, pulling us toward new horizons.
Business beckons when the Sun enters nonsense-free Capricorn on the 21st, restoring the practicality we’ve been missing. The party’s over, the lights have flipped on, and suddenly it’s time to clean up the mess. Capricorn season ushers in discipline, stamina and sober self-assessment, reminding us that grand visions require structure and execution. The glamour of Sagittarius gives way to the harsh truth that nothing magnificent survives without maintenance. Capricorn doesn’t ask for your dreams; it asks for your commitment to them. As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a look at our habits, priorities and goals, ready to step into the new year with the unmistakable power of someone who knows exactly what they’re building, and why.
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Sagittarius season activates your sector of adventure and discovery, supplying you with the spiritual stamina required to embark on any side quest December throws in your direction. This month blasts you into a pilgrimage of truth, wonder and questionable decisions. With Venus in Sagittarius for most of the month, you have an appetite for excess. You want more. More experience, more honesty, more sensation, more life.
Try not to be too blunt this month, particularly around the Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th, when the urge to deliver truth bombs is strong, but the collateral damage might not be worth it. Self-restraint gets easier after the 14th, when Mars, your ruler, enters Capricorn. Your energy becomes sharper and more strategic as you set your sights on the year ahead. But before you reach that clarity, Mars squares Saturn on the 8th, creating a moment of friction that tests your patience. You may want to move, to act and to conquer, but Saturn demands discipline, restraint and a plan. Old frustrations may surface. Authority figures may block your path. You may feel like the universe is telling you “not yet,” which, for an Aries, is almost worse than “no.”
Hope is on the horizon as the Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th restores your faith and opens a portal of possibility, encouraging you to get clear about your vision for the year ahead. A plan begins to form as the planets move into Capricorn on the 21st, enlivening your career sector and beckoning you back to business.
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The Sun slips through your forbidden sector of intimacy and secrets, awakening desires you don’t casually confess. With Venus in Sagittarius for most of the month, you’re magnetised toward connections that feel cinematic and larger than life. Braver in matters of the heart than usual, December asks you to be honest about who and what you want.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th throws a harsh but necessary spotlight on your relationship to money, self-worth and the bargains you strike, both emotionally and materially. Something reaches a breaking point. Conversations get honest, as you acknowledge what no longer deserves your time, your effort or your heart. When Mercury shifts into Sagittarius on the 11th, the intensity eases. Conversations about trust, sharing and vulnerability become less forensic and more generous. You can see the bigger picture again, instead of obsessing over the small details.
As Neptune and Saturn retrograde through the final degrees of Pisces, you’re rinsing off the spectral residue of friendships, fantasies and community roles that once defined you. 2025 is the closing act of a long spiritual era, a final tide sweeping away any deception that may be occurring within your friendships or networks.
If you’re calling new relationships in, the Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th incites a new six-month cycle in your house of intimacy and shared energy. The perfect moment to set intentions for the kind of devotion, support and energetic reciprocity you want in 2026.
When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, your attention turns toward the future. Capricorn season activates your house of expansion, turning you into a seeker, eager to explore all things sacred and strange. This may include travel, study, spiritual inquiry or anything that challenges your worldview. You end the year with a renewed perspective, a clearer sense of direction, and a deeper understanding of what you desire in 2026.
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Sagittarius season places a spotlight on your relationships. Partners, colleagues, lovers and friends all seem to want your attention, and the month is filled with lively exchanges and fast-moving conversations. Last month’s Mercury retrograde may have brought plot twists and unexpected reunions, leaving you with more questions than answers. December provides the answers, as Mercury stations direct in Scorpio, adding a vulnerable edge to your interactions.
A Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th may place you in the middle of someone else’s storyline. Sudden turns or unsolicited opinions could catch you off guard, pulling you into conversations you did not ask to have. This lunation shines directly on you, highlighting your voice, your needs, and the role you play in your closest connections. What comes up now may feel dramatic, but it also reveals what has been simmering beneath the surface.
Mercury entering Sagittarius on the 11th helps lighten the atmosphere. Conversations become more open, generous and solution-oriented. This shift makes it easier to navigate relationship dynamics with clarity and humour. If you are calling new relationships in, the Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th opens a new chapter for your connections. It is the perfect moment to set intentions for the kind of support, honesty and adventure you want in your relationships moving into 2026. When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, the energy deepens. Your attention shifts to shared resources, intimacy and the sacred contracts that bind two people together. This is where things stop being theoretical and become real. You are ready to descend into deeper emotional territory, to explore what can grow when trust is mutual and both parties show up with clarity.
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Sagittarius season brings a burst of energy to your everyday world, encouraging you to step out of autopilot, reset your health habits, and stop pouring your energy into everyone else. You are a natural nurturer, but this month reminds you to give yourself the TLC you so readily dish out to others.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th pulls you inward to reflect, release and recalibrate. Your energy may feel drained, signaling a need for rest and retreat. Give yourself permission to slow down. With Jupiter retrograding through your sector of self, your intuition is sharper than usual, guiding you toward what needs your attention most. Your power this month isn’t in how much you give, it’s in how intentionally you retreat, recharge and refocus.
Despite your need for peace, there’s an uptick in intensity within your closest one-on-one bonds as Mars strides into Capricorn on December 14. Over the weeks that follow, the atmosphere heats up, as people seem to become more direct, demanding and combative. When Mars stirs conflict, it is offering you the chance to practice boundaries that nourish your nervous system rather than drain it.
The Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th provides an opportunity to set intentions around health, workflow and the daily rituals that nourish you. Interpersonal conflict smooths over during the last week of December, as the Sun and Venus glide into your sector of relationships, adding a warm and romantic energy to your connections. Use this personal magnetism to your advantage, because when Venus transits your house of partnerships, the universe works through the people around you. 2025 ends on a high note, bringing connection and good fortune your way.
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Sagittarius’ fiery energy ignites your appetite for fun, romance and mischief. The holidays are in full swing, and you are the star of the show, the perfect party guest, showcasing your god-given talents in every room you enter. As Venus spends the majority of the month in Sagittarius, you are feeling particularly flirtatious and free, eager to take romantic risks.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th brings your attention to your social life, illuminating any underlying issues within your inner circle. Friends may surprise you, for better or worse, and gossip may circulate, but try to keep your cool. Being the most interesting person in the room makes you an easy topic of conversation. Don’t add fuel to the fire.
When Mercury moves into Sagittarius on the 11th, the tension lifts. Creative sparks fly, flirtation flows without effort, and conversations shift from frantic to fun. You start to see that the drama of early December was simply clearing space for something better. This sets the stage for the Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th, a golden day for calling in love, pleasure and creative expression. It is the perfect time to name the romance, the joy, and the artistic expression you want to invite into 2026.
Playtime ends, and duty calls when the Sun enters Capricorn, shifting your attention toward the work and structure required to execute your grand visions. The energy is guiding you back to the simple patterns that sustain your magic.
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Sagittarius season draws your awareness toward the foundations of your life, illuminating the emotional roots, ancestral patterns and early memories that quietly shape how you move through the world. Family is a theme this month, as you face shifting dynamics and long-held beliefs passed down through generations.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th shines directly on your public image and career path, exposing the tension between who you are at home and who the world expects you to be. It’s a call to find a balance between your work and home life, without dismissing your needs. This lunation has a way of revealing the truth you have been politely sidestepping.
As Neptune and Saturn move through the last degrees of Pisces, a long relational storyline dissolves. The illusions you once carried about partnership, support and sacrifice are lifted from your shoulders. Neptune dissolves what is false, Saturn strengthens what is real. You are seeing others clearly, perhaps for the first time in years. It’s not always easy, but you are at the tail end of a cycle, preparing to rewrite the script about your relationships.
When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, the focus shifts to creativity, romance and self-expression. Capricorn helps you take your inspiration seriously, turning ideas into something tangible. You begin to build momentum in the areas of your life that bring you joy, confidence and purpose. By the end of December, you feel clearer, softer and more aligned. This month teaches you that caring for your inner world is an act of strength.
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Sagittarius season animates your social life, bringing laughter, energy and a steady stream of social engagements into your life. People are louder, more expressive, and more inclined to overindulge. In this atmosphere, you may find yourself sharing more than you intend or agreeing to things you cannot follow through on. Stay aware of the Sagittarian urge to commit to things you do not actually have the bandwidth for. A little restraint goes a long way.
As Neptune and Saturn move through the final degrees of Pisces, you are sorting through the residue of old habits that no longer align with your values. Something about your daily life is dissolving and reshaping at the same time. You are learning how to take better care of your mental and emotional health, and this is a quiet but important turning point in your relationship with your own wellness.
The Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th is an excellent time to set verbal intentions. You are beginning a new chapter in how you express yourself, adopting a bolder and more optimistic attitude. This New Moon supports clarity, openness and conversations that lead to opportunity.
Once the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, the tone becomes more introspective. Your attention shifts toward your living situation, your emotional base, and the relationships that anchor you. You are ready to withdraw a little from the noise and invest in the spaces and people that feel real. Capricorn season reminds you that stability is something you build, one choice at a time.
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Sagittarian faith trusts the future without dissecting every possible outcome. Over the course of the month, you are encouraged to let this blind optimism in. You may feel a budding sense of possibility, a widening horizon, a reminder that life does not need to be lived entirely in the underworld to have meaning.
The Full Moon on the 4th is revealing exactly where your energy is being siphoned, scattered or squandered. You suddenly see the cost of every emotional impulse, every late-night obsession, or the silent resentment you’ve been carrying. Thankfully, Venus in Sagittarius brings you a sense of freedom, hope and independence, helping you forge a new path.
The Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th is a moment of renewal for your energy, finances and self-worth. This is your opportunity to set intentions around abundance, confidence and the ways you invest in yourself. This moment is a powerful reset for your relationship to giving and receiving. Let yourself ask for what you need financially and energetically.
When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, your focus sharpens. What felt emotionally charged earlier in the month becomes actionable, grounded and easier to articulate. Capricorn season activates your communication sector, giving structure to your thoughts and precision to your words. You are speaking with authority, intention and self-respect, setting your sights on the year ahead. You are entering 2026 with a clearer headspace, better boundaries, and greater hope.
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Your sense of adventure and hope returns, as the part of you that thrives on risk, truth and experience wakes up again. It’s your season, the time to aim for the heavens and have complete faith in your trajectory. The Sun in your sign illuminates your identity, your desires and the story you are ready to tell next.
With Venus in Sagittarius for most of the month, reality takes on a cinematic quality, as people are more receptive to your charms. Your warmth, wit and wild honesty are on full display, not because you are trying, but because you are simply being yourself with no guard up.
Connections feel lively and unfiltered, particularly on the 4th, when the Full Moon in Gemini adds a sharp, theatrical edge to your relationships, pulling unspoken emotions straight into the open. Practice restraint when it's necessary. True power lies in knowing when to hold back and when to speak with intention.
As Neptune and Saturn continue moving through the final degrees of Pisces, you are wrapping up a long emotional cycle around home, family and belonging. It may be time for a move, or simply a shift in how you inhabit your space. As old patterns fall away, you begin to see your roots with new eyes.
The Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th is your manifestation moment. Call in the future you want for 2026. Under this New Moon, the universe is wide awake, listening and taking notes. When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, the atmosphere shifts. The fire of inspiration settles into something steady, grounded and strangely comforting. Capricorn does not dim your dreams; it gives them form, direction and a place to land. This is where you begin weaving intention into structure, where your future takes on shape and contour.
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December provides you with a spiritual detox. As the Sun moves through Sagittarius, it pulls you into your psychic underworld, stirring dreams, old fears, forgotten desires and emotions you filed neatly away. With Venus drifting through this quiet territory, your relationships take on a strange, almost cinematic quality. People return in dreams. Old storylines resurface. You may find yourself longing for something you never fully allowed, or releasing something you have carried far too long. This is a potent moment of reflection, as you leave the year with an understanding of why things had to unfold the way they did.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th shines a light on your routines, wellness, and the ways you have been overextending yourself. Something in your daily rhythm reaches its limit, pushing you to make changes that support your body rather than drain it. This lunation asks for recalibration. It asks you to listen to your physical boundaries and to stop expecting yourself to carry more than is human.
When Mars enters Capricorn on the 14th, your energy snaps back into your body. The pace quickens, your ambitions are accentuated, and you're back in action. But the real shift comes on the 21st, when the Sun enters Capricorn, and everything falls into place. The inner work you did all month becomes the foundation for your next ascent.
When Venus enters Capricorn on the 24th, you’re radiating authority, poise and grace. Love, connection, and even professional support gravitate toward you. You walk into the new year with your priorities aligned and your power intact.
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Sagittarius season sends sparks into your social sphere. Your calendar fills fast, and people want your attention. With Venus in Sagittarius for most of the month, new people enter your life with surprising ease, and old connections resurface with fresh relevance. Trust the magnetic pull you feel toward certain people.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th stirs up your social world like a feral, incessant group chat. Gossip travels fast, feelings slip out, and interpersonal dramas spark over the smallest things. Pay attention to what gets said when people are not filtering themselves. If fallouts occur, use the New Moon on the 19th to set intentions around friendships, community and the people you want in your orbit. 2026 is the year for calling in new collaborators, soul friends and the kind of support system that reflects who you are becoming.
As Neptune and Saturn finish their work in Pisces, you are completing a long cycle around your finances and sense of stability. You are learning to trust yourself with money, to believe you deserve support, and to let go of the scarcity narratives that kept you in survival mode. When the Sun enters Capricorn on the 21st, everything slows down. You shift from extroverted chaos to quiet reflection. This is the end of your personal solar cycle, which means you are clearing space, shedding old expectations and reconnecting with yourself before your birthday arrives. It is a soft landing, a pause before the next version of you steps forward.
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As this year draws to a close, you’re assessing your professional trajectory, recognising the subtle ways your ambitions have changed and where your deeper purpose is beginning to surface. With Venus in Sagittarius for most of the month, your reputation shines. People are drawn to your presence, your intuition, your ability to connect dots others miss. You may receive praise, invitations, or opportunities that confirm you are moving in the right direction. This is not luck, it is alignment. Let yourself be seen.
The Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th stirs up conflicting perspectives within your home and emotional landscape. A personal situation may reach its peak, whether it is a family tension, a shift in your living environment, or a truth you have avoided admitting. As Neptune and Saturn move through the final degrees of your sign, you are closing out a chapter of emotional maturation. You are shedding fantasies that kept you stuck, and releasing versions of yourself that relied too heavily on being misunderstood. Saturn grounds you. Neptune purifies you. By the end of this cycle, your sense of self feels clearer, steadier, and more honest than it has in years.
The Sagittarius New Moon on the 19th is your professional reset. A new chapter opens in your public life, inviting you to set intentions around your ambitions, visibility and future direction. This is the moment to claim your goals without minimising them. Name what you want.
On the 21st, when the Sun enters Capricorn, your world widens. You move from the intensity of career focus into the softer terrain of community, friendship, and shared purpose. You are ready to connect with people who inspire you, challenge you, and help you expand. This is a social chapter, but in a purposeful way. You are curating your community, calling in collaborators, and positioning yourself for the future you are building.
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