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Astro Doings November – December 2025

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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.

7th: 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.

9th: 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 20th, conjunct (next to) the Sun.

11th: 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 20th 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. 

27th: 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.

29th: 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 21st at 8:36 p.m. and the Full Moon occurs on the 5th 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!

10th: 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.

21st: 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 4th at 6:14 p.m. She’ll be at 130 Gemini. And the New moon occurs on the 19th 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

Astro Doings July-August, 2023

Margaret Lassiter Leave a comment

Hi Everyone

We begin July with three planets in retrograde motion (Saturn, Neptune and Pluto).  By the end of August we’ll have six planets apparently moving from west to east by our perception. When a planet is retrograde, we tend to experience the energy more inwardly and things seems to slow down. It is a time of introspection and there doesn’t appear to be much forward movement.  In addition, there are no planets in air signs until the very end of August when Mars moves into Libra, a sign ruled by Venus. The element of air rules communication, ideas, innovations and inspirations.  Between the number of retrograde planets and planets in earth signs, July and August have a rather subdued feeling about their energy.

July

July is the quieter of the two months. Two planets move into Leo (Venus and the Sun), and Mars moves into Virgo. He then is in an easy flow of energy with Jupiter in Taurus. Uranus and Pluto are also in earth signs, Taurus and Capricorn, respectively. Leo is a fire sign, full of enthusiasm, energy and playfulness. (Leo also tends to be a bit self-centered, all while feeling very unworthy. A complicated sign, for sure.)  Earth is a great way to put a fire out, so with four planets in earth signs, Leo’s fiery enthusiasm may have some trouble getting itself expressed. Too much fire, as we well know, can destroy much – think wildfires.

Venus stations retrograde on July 22nd at 9:23 EDT, the same day that the Sun enters Leo. She’ll be at 280 Leo.

The Full Moon occurs on July 3 at 7:39 a.m. EDT. She’ll be at 110 Capricorn. The New Moon occurs on July 17th at 2:32 p.m. She’ll be at 240 Cancer.

August

Two planets station retrograde, which means they start moving from west to east by our perception, but it can take them a little bit to get moving again. The first is everyone’s favorite, Mercury, and the second is Uranus. Both of these planets are concerned with the mind – Mercury with how we think and process information and Uranus with innovative ideas and insights.  By the end of the month only Mars and Jupiter will be going “direct,” i.e. from east to west.

Mercury stations retrograde on August 23rd at 3:59 p.m. EDT. He’ll be at 210 Virgo. This is the same day that the Sun enters Virgo at 5:01 a.m. Mercury is comfortable in the analytical sign, Virgo, with its attention to detail. Virgo is an earth sign. On August 28th at 10:39 p.m. Uranus stations retrograde. He’ll be at 230 Taurus, which is also an earth sign. There will be five planets in earth at the end of the month.

Mars enters Libra on the 27th and will be the only planet in an air sign. Mars is not happy in Venus’ sign, focused on balance, peace, and relationships. Libra has two speeds – very fast or not at all. With warrior Mars in this sign, these energy swings may be more pronounced.

Neptune is the only planet in a water sign (Pisces). Water signs generally relate to intuition, sensitivity and emotions. And of course, water softens earth.

The New Moon occurs on August 16th at 5:38 a.m. She’ll be at 230 Leo. There are two full moons in August. The first occurs on August 1st at 2:32 p.m. She’ll be at 90 Aquarius. The second, or blue moon, occurs on August 30 at 9:36 p.m. She’ll be a 70 Pisces.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Peace and abundant blessings,

Margaret