Mending of misunderstandings continues to take place when messenger Mercury ends its retrograde and goes direct on Sunday, December 15. This also means that upcoming holiday travel should be easier. There’s also a Gemini full moon on Sunday, December 15. This moon phase, which marks manifestation, takes place in your self-care-oriented 6th House. It’s a cosmic encouragement to relax and indulge guilt-free in beauty routines. Rather than worry you about health, your 6th House just wants you to know it’s okay to embrace vanity. Browse our list of Best of Beauty eye makeup winners or easy and cute press-on nails for ideas on how to feel cute.

The sun enters your sign, Capricorn, on the Winter Solstice on Saturday, December 21. Happy solar return! Make sure to find time to celebrate your birthday in between visiting family or friends for other winter holidays. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, making it ideal to get cozy. This date is also Yule, which you can think of as a witchy Christmas. Many Christmas traditions, such as decorating trees or lighting candles, began as Yule traditions.

Try to connect with chosen family on or around Sunday, December 29. Chiron, an asteroid known as the wounded healer, ends its retrograde and goes direct in your 4th House. This healing transit is perfect for connecting with friends after the stress that can come with seeing blood relatives. Even if you have a great relationship with yours, your friends may not, so it’s important to make time for one another.

Finally, the month comes to a close with a dark new moon in your sign on Monday, December 30. New moons are perfect for fresh starts. So, while focusing on being happy, rather than putting undue pressure on yourself, if you want, this date is great for setting intentions for the New Year. Have fun when you celebrate all of the holidays this month, including your season, and we’ll see you in 2025.

Important dates in December 2024:

Friday, December 6: Mars goes retrograde in Leo
Friday, December 6: Venus enters Aquarius
Saturday, December 7: Mars goes retrograde in Leo
Saturday, December 7: Neptune goes direct in Pisces
Sunday, December 15: Full moon in Gemini 
Sunday, December 15: Mercury goes direct
Saturday, December 21: Sun enters Capricorn
Sunday, December 29: Chiron goes direct
Monday, December 30: New moon in Capricorn

To see monthly predictions for another zodiac sign, check out our full list of December 2024 horoscopes.