After the intensity of Scorpio season, December opens with you focused on practical matters – but don’t worry, this cosmic forecast promises plenty of excitement too. Venus is wrapping up its journey through your communication sector, making the first week of December prime time for expressing your deepest feelings and connecting with potential collaborators.
Mark December 6 on your calendar, Scorpio. Your cosmic weather gets extra spicy as Mars – your traditional ruling planet – stations retrograde in Leo. This retrograde will illuminate your career sector, prompting a deep review of your professional goals and public image. With Mars backspinning through your ambitious tenth house until the end of the year, you might need to pump the brakes on a major career move or reassess your leadership style. Remember: sometimes taking two steps back leads to a quantum leap forward.
That same day, Venus glides into Aquarius and your domestic fourth house, joining your modern ruler Pluto. This powerful conjunction on December 7 could bring transformative developments around home, family, or your emotional foundation. Looking to move? A perfect property might suddenly become available. Single Scorpions might find romance through a home-related situation or family introduction.
The Gemini full moon on December 15 lights up your eighth house of shared resources, intimacy, and transformation—your natural domain, Scorpio. This lunation could bring clarity around a financial partnership or investment. With Mercury stationing direct the same day, any money matters that have been in limbo since late November can finally move forward. Just watch your spending during the holiday season!
A tense face-off between Venus and Mars on December 12 could create friction between your professional ambitions and domestic responsibilities. Someone at home might push back against your career choices, or you could feel torn between work and family obligations. Take a deep breath and remember: you don’t have to choose sides. Look for creative compromises that honor both spheres of your life.
Your social life gets a boost when Venus forms a harmonious trine to Jupiter on December 19. This could bring an unexpected invitation or connection that feels destined. With both planets in air signs, intellectual rapport could quickly spark into something more—whether that’s a romantic connection or a powerful friendship.
The Winter Solstice arrives on December 21 as the Sun enters Capricorn and your communication sector. The next four weeks are perfect for writing, speaking, and sharing your ideas. You might feel called to start that blog, podcast, or social media project you’ve been dreaming about. Just be mindful of information overload when Mercury opposes Jupiter on December 26 – your words carry extra weight now.
The year closes on a grounding note with the Capricorn new moon on December 30. This lunation helps you set powerful intentions around how you want to express yourself and connect with others in 2025. With your ruling planet Pluto now firmly established in your emotional fourth house, authenticity in your communication becomes even more crucial. Consider starting a journal or working with a therapist to process deeper feelings that surface.
As you wrap up 2024, remember that your legendary Scorpio intensity is your superpower—even if Mars retrograde is asking you to wield it more strategically. Use the contemplative winter energy to realign with your truth, and let that guide you into the new year.
Zara Madden
The Astrology Nerd
