HI Everyone

It’s hard to believe that 2025 is coming to an end as I write the last Astro Doings for the year.  There will only be one planet in an air sign as the year ends, and that is Pluto in early degrees Aquarius, so the realm of innovative, humanitarianly focused, ideas may be in short supply.  November promises to be a very busy month, December less so.

November

There are three planets moving into retrograde motion this month, and lots of planets in water.

7^th: Uranus backs up into Taurus at 9:22 p.m. This is his last pass in the sign of the Bull. Taurus is a fixed (aka stubborn) earth sign – lover of beautiful things, chocolate and Mother Earth. Hopefully during his last pass in Taurus, Uranus, the planet of the higher mind, will come up with some innovative solutions to heal Mother Earth.

9^th: Mercury starts his last three-week retrograde period at 2:02 p.m. He’ll be at 6⁰ Sagittarius and will back into Scorpio on the 20^th, conjunct (next to) the Sun.

11^th: Jupiter begins his retrograde period at 11:41 a.m. He’ll be at 25⁰ Cancer.

A word about retrograde planets. This is all a part of the celestial dance. When planets are retrograde we tend to experience their energy more inwardly or with more difficulty. For example, Jupiter is associated with good fortune, prosperity and optimism. When he’s retrograde, we may feel less optimistic and economies may seem less productive.

Also during this time there are five planets in water signs – lots of emotions, touchiness, psychic information but not a lot of reasoning, enthusiasm or practicality.  Starting on the 20^th through the end of the month there is a grand trine (aka a big triangle, representing an easy flow of energy) in water with Mercury in Scorpio, Jupiter in Cancer and Saturn next to Neptune in Pisces. Oh yes, and a New Moon at 28⁰ Scorpio.  When this happens the energy tends to spin around the triangle, going around and around but not out. 

27^th: Saturn ends his retrograde motion at 10:52 p.m. He will sit at 25⁰ Pisces through most of December, getting his bearings as it were.

29^th: Mercury ends its last retrograde period of the year at 12:38 p.m. He’ll be at 20⁰ Scorpio.

Phew!! Quite a month.  Oh yes, the Sun enters Sagittarius on the 21^st at 8:36 p.m. and the Full Moon occurs on the 5^th at 8:19 a.m. She’ll be at 13⁰ Taurus.

December

The month begins with three planets in Sagittarius: Sun, Venus and Mars. Sag is a fire sign on a quest for Truth – generally optimistic, outspoken, and adventurous.  Overall this last month of the year is much quieter than November – a good thing!

10^th: Neptune stations direct at 7:21 a.m. at 29⁰ Pisces. This is another step in the dance but adds a little boost to the water energy, which is having a tough time with all the fire. Now, obviously fire and water signs don’t get along at all, and yet they must as they are all part of the dance. So Neptune changing directions just might add another splash of emotion to put fire’s enthusiasm out. But, on the other hand, too much fire can boil water away and emotion, compassion with it.

21^st: Sun enters Capricorn at 10:03 a.m. — the Winter Solstice. The Sun joins Mars and eventually Venus in this earth sign of the status quo. Even though Capricorn is a cardinal sign, which likes to initiate things, it does so after much deliberation and after being convinced that the change is a good one.

The Full Moon occurs on the 4^th at 6:14 p.m. She’ll be at 13⁰ Gemini. And the New moon occurs on the 19^th at 8:43 p.m. She’ll be at 28⁰ Sagittarius.

I hope you have a wonderful end to 2025!

Peace and abundant blessings,

Margaret