December 20-26 | Winter Solstice
- Sarah Brynteson
- Dec 19, 2025
- 7 min read
Good morning!
As I shared in my Email
As we close out the last Moon cycle and step into the next with the Winter Solstice on Sunday, this moment feels like an exciting yet quiet turning point. The grounding energy of the Sun moving into Capricorn meets the soft ignition of the Sagittarius New Moon—an invitation to begin again with intention and steadiness.
Thank you to everyone who joined me for the New Moon Circle on Friday. I truly appreciate spending that time with you. If you weren’t able to attend and would like to explore the replay, you can click the button below to see your options.
As a gift to you, I’ve included the 12 Magical Nights bonus that I shared during the circle. This ritual is designed to help you listen inward, co-create the year ahead, and clarify what you wish to bring into it. If you’d like to explore it now, scroll to the bottom of this email or click HERE.
After spending time with the 12 Magical Nights, you may feel ready to look outward toward the larger themes ahead.
If so, the 2026 Astrology Outlook is available as an optional companion. It offers a grounded, astrology-based overview of the longer-range patterns shaping 2026, helping you translate insight into timing—when you’re ready.
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Let’s dive into the new season, shall we?
December 20-26 | Winter Solstice
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✨ December 21, 2025
While we were sleeping, Jupiter squared Chiron in the sky—an energy you may have already felt building throughout Saturday. This transit asks you to integrate your nurturing side with your sense of identity, strengthening true self-worth through lived experience. Pay attention to what feels tender today; it may be offering insight rather than asking for immediate resolution.
At 9:03 am CT, the Sun quietly slips into Capricorn, marking the Winter Solstice. As the last Earth sign, Capricorn brings us into a season of commitment, responsibility, and meaningful action. With the Moon also in Capricorn, the energy today supports focus and discernment. If Saturday felt restless under the Sagittarius Sun, today offers steadier footing—something you can work with intentionally.
With the Winter Solstice, we also begin the 12 Magical Nights—a reflective practice that invites us to slow down, notice what the year has shown us, and allow clarity to emerge before moving forward.
The area of your chart where Capricorn resides highlights where maturity, responsibility, and long-term vision are being asked of you. This is where reflection can naturally turn into wise structure. It’s also the area of life where you tend to be most visible, where your choices quietly speak for themselves.
If you have planets in Capricorn, they often carry a “late bloomer” quality. Their wisdom unfolds over time, shaped by experience. What you understand now may be the result of many seasons of learning.
🌞 Capricorn Sun energy is motivated by growth that lasts. Success here comes from patience, integrity, and taking yourself seriously—without rushing the process.
🌙 Capricorn Moon energy processes emotion through steadiness and responsibility. Feelings may ask to be acknowledged through action, though it’s important to balance effort with rest.
🌅 Capricorn Rising energy meets the world with quiet authority. Leadership here is shown through consistency and care, not performance.
Work with today’s energy:
Let the start of the 12 Magical Nights guide your pace. Choose one small, grounded action that feels aligned after reflection—not before it. Write it down. Take the first step when it feels steady.
✨ December 22 and 23, 2025
The Moon slips into Aquarius at 9:51 am CT on Tuesday and remains there through most of Wednesday, shifting the emotional tone toward perspective, insight, and future-focused thinking.
In traditional astrology, Aquarius is ruled by Saturn, just like Capricorn—yet the expression is very different. Where Capricorn builds through structure and steady progress, Aquarius builds through vision and innovation. You might think of this energy as the visionary builder: balancing the need for stability with the desire for meaningful change.
Out-of-the-box ideas may surface, especially if you’re planning something or trying to think through a challenge. Space and freedom are essential for this energy to work well. When that freedom feels restricted, tension or power struggles can arise—both Aquarius and Capricorn want control, they simply approach it differently.
Late Tuesday night, at 11:30 pm CT, Venus squares Neptune, an influence that builds from Monday into Tuesday and begins to ease as Venus moves into Capricorn on Wednesday. Venus speaks to our values, relationships, and finances, while Neptune can blur boundaries and dissolve clarity.
The Aquarius Moon can be especially supportive here, helping you step back and gently detach emotions from the situation. This doesn’t mean avoiding feelings—it means creating enough space to see what’s actually happening. If things feel confusing or heavy, talking them out with a trusted friend or spending time in community can help bring perspective and relief.
During this transit, you may notice uncertainty around how you truly feel or how you want to move forward. Idealizing a person or situation, overlooking red flags, or feeling pulled toward escape rather than resolution can be more likely. If something feels foggy or too good to be true, consider giving it time. Waiting until this energy passes can help you make choices that feel more grounded and aligned.
Work with this energy:
Use the Aquarius Moon to observe, talk things through, and gather insight rather than forcing answers. Let ideas come, write them down, and revisit decisions once Venus settles into Capricorn and clarity returns.
✨ December 24, 2025
Today is a two-act day. For most of the day, we continue working with the emotional tone of the Aquarius Moon, offering perspective, detachment, and space to think things through.
From 3:41 pm CT to 7:08 pm CT, the Moon will be Void of Course before she moves into Pisces. This isn’t an ideal window to start something new, though it is supportive for finishing things up—which may feel especially fitting on this day as many of us wrap up loose ends.
Before that shift, Venus moves into Capricorn at 10:25 am CT. Venus represents our values, beauty, how we attract and manifest, our relationships, and our relationship with money. In Capricorn, these themes take on a more serious, committed tone.
This is energy that values loyalty, long-term security, and practical foundations. It’s less about fleeting attraction and more about what can last—whether that’s a romantic partnership, a business relationship, or the way you choose to honor your own self-worth. Love and value are shown through consistency, presence, and follow-through.
If you were born with Venus in Capricorn, you may recognize a “late bloomer” quality when it comes to love. Affection is often expressed through action rather than words. This can also be true for those with a Capricorn Moon, where commitment and stability speak louder than grand gestures.
As Venus travels through Capricorn, she highlights these themes for all of us in the area of life where Capricorn falls in our chart.
After the Moon moves into Pisces, Venus and the Moon form a soft, supportive connection, allowing tenderness and emotional awareness to come forward. As the day winds down and you prepare for rest, gently shift into reflection.
Before bed, place a hand on your heart and one on your body, take three slow breaths, and name one thing you’re grateful for that feels steady and real. Let that be enough for today.
✨ December 25 and 26, 2025
These two days may feel busy and, at times, overwhelming. If that’s the case, having a gentle plan for how you tend to overwhelm—before it peaks—can be especially supportive.
Under this beautiful Pisces Moon, the energy can feel romantic, tender, and a little magical, particularly at this time of year. Emotional sensitivity may be heightened, and feelings can ebb and flow more noticeably.
Astrologically, the Moon is the primary planet actively interacting with the rest of the sky, which places emphasis on your inner world. Leaning into intuition, checking in with what helps you feel grounded, and staying hydrated can all offer simple but meaningful support. If you notice a pull toward escape, consider what a healthy form of escape looks like for you—rest, creativity, music, quiet time, or gentle movement.
Both the Pisces Moon and the Capricorn Sun are inward-facing energies. Being mindful of how much you take in—emotionally and energetically—can help you move through these days with more ease and compassion for yourself.
As we move through these days—from grounded intention to reflection, connection, and rest—you may notice how the pace naturally asks you to soften and listen. With the Winter Solstice behind us and the 12 Magical Nights now underway, this week isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about paying attention to what the year has revealed, noticing what wants to be released, and allowing clarity to arrive in its own time. Let this be a week of presence rather than pressure, where small moments of awareness quietly shape what comes next.
Until next week 🌙
Every year, beginning on the Winter Solstice, I host the 12 Magical Nights Ritual with my Between the Moons community. This marks our third year gathering with this sacred practice.
If you joined the New Moon Circle, you already received this guide as part of that experience. If you weren’t able to attend and feel called to work with it, you’re warmly invited to receive it as my gift to you—simply click the button below.
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