December Solstice, Capricorn Season, Venus square Saturn, Venus square Neptune, Venus enters Capricorn
This week marks a true threshold. Not only astrologically, but energetically, somatically, spiritually.
On December 21, the Sun reaches the Solstice point. The Earth pauses. The light stands still. And in that stillness, something ancient and quietly powerful takes place. This is the moment where darkness has reached its fullness, and from that fullness, light begins its slow return.
We stand between endings and beginnings. Between what has completed its cycle and what has not yet taken form. Between release and renewal.
The sky this week does not rush us forward. Instead, it draws us inward first: into stillness, honesty, and deep listening, so that what we build next is rooted in truth rather than momentum alone.
Capricorn Season begins, Venus moves through a series of soul-level reckonings before entering Capricorn herself, and the Solstice asks us to honour the unseen work happening beneath the surface of our lives.
This is not a week of external achievement. It is a week of inner alignment.
21 December, 2025: December Solstice & Capricorn Season
The Solstice is one of the most ancient and embodied thresholds we experience each year. Astronomically, it marks the moment when the Sun reaches its lowest point in our sky. Energetically, it marks a pause: a moment where forward motion halts long enough for recalibration to occur.
The word Solstice comes from sol (Sun) and sistere (to stand still). And we feel that stillness, whether consciously or not.
This is a liminal space. A between-worlds moment. A sacred pause where the Earth turns inward, gathering energy in the dark so that new life can emerge slowly, steadily, and with integrity.
As the Sun enters Capricorn, the quality of time itself changes. The fire of Sagittarius vision begins to ground. Inspiration seeks form. Meaning seeks embodiment.
Capricorn Season invites us to consider devotion. Not devotion as sacrifice, but devotion as commitment to what truly matters.
This is the energy that builds slowly, intentionally, patiently. It asks us to honour our inner authority, to respect the limits of time and energy, and to channel our life force into structures that will support us for the long term.
Here, effort becomes sacred. Consistency becomes an offering. And responsibility becomes a form of love.
Read more about Capricorn Season 2025-2026 here.
21 December 2025: Venus square Saturn
On the same day as the Solstice, Venus in Sagittarius forms a square to Saturn in Pisces, initiating a sober, clarifying moment within our relationships, values, and sense of worth.
Venus asks: What do you love? What do you value? Where does your heart lean?
Saturn asks: What are you willing to commit to? What is sustainable? What is real?
This square can feel heavy at times, not because something is wrong, but because truth is being asked for. Illusions around love, connection, self-worth, or pleasure may feel tested. Boundaries may become more visible. Emotional responsibility may come into focus.
All for the purpose of refinement.
Venus square Saturn invites us to mature our relationship with love. To recognize that love is not only a feeling, but also a choice, a practice, and a devotion. It asks us to examine where we may have been over-giving, under-valuing ourselves, or avoiding necessary structure within connection.
What remains after this square is what is strong enough to endure.
24 December, 2025: Venus square Neptune
A few days later on Christmas Eve, Venus in Sagittarius forms a square to Neptune in Pisces, shifting the tone from realism into sensitivity, compassion, and emotional permeability.
If Venus–Saturn asked us to ground love into reality, Venus–Neptune asks us to soften our edges and feel what lives beneath logic.
This transit can heighten longing, nostalgia, romantic idealism, or spiritual yearning. It can also blur boundaries if we are not conscious. Old dreams about love or belonging may resurface, asking to be re-seen through wiser eyes.
The invitation here is discernment without cynicism. Compassion without self-abandonment. Dreaming without losing your centre.
This square reminds us that love is both mystical and embodied. It asks us to honour intuition, empathy, and tenderness, while still staying anchored in self-respect.
24 December, 2025: Venus enters Capricorn
On the same day, Venus leaves the waters of Sagittarius and enters Capricorn where she will remain until January 16, 2026, grounding everything she has stirred.
Venus in Capricorn redefines worthiness through self-respect. Desire through discernment. Love through commitment.
Here, beauty is quiet. Pleasure is intentional. Attraction is shaped by integrity rather than impulse. We may find ourselves craving stability, reliability, and emotional maturity — both within ourselves and in our connections.
Venus in Capricorn teaches that love deepens when it is chosen again and again. That devotion can be sensual. That patience can be romantic. That long-term vision can be deeply alluring.
This is a time to invest in what you want to grow.
Weekly Astrology: December 21 to 27, 2025
This week is a sacred pause between cycles. The Solstice invites stillness. Capricorn Season invites devotion. Venus asks us to refine love, worth, and commitment.
Your invitations this week:
- Slow down enough to listen: stillness is not empty, it is generative.
- Honour what is real: let clarity refine what you carry forward.
- Choose devotion over urgency: build slowly. Build wisely. Build with heart.
- Ground love into integrity: let self-respect guide connection.
- Trust the unseen work taking place: what is forming beneath the surface matters.
You are crossing a threshold.
Not into something rushed or forced, but into something deeply considered. Let this week be a moment where you root into yourself, into the Earth, into the quiet knowing that what you are building next will last, because it is being built from truth.
Weekly Horoscopes for Your Zodiac Sign
As the planets shift in our cosmos, they simultaneously shift through our astrological chart, highlighting different areas of our human experience. By looking to your zodiac sign – in particular your rising sign for your horoscope forecast, we can begin to discern those shifts and invitations.
Read on for your weekly horoscope for December 20 to 27, 2025. For a greater in depth reading based on your astrology chart, explore our Transits Astrology Reading.
Aries Rising
This week turns your attention inward and upward at once. The Solstice invites a pause around direction and purpose, asking you to reflect on where your energy has been poured this year and where it truly belongs moving forward. Venus’s squares may stir questions around worth, value, and how much you give versus how much you receive. You may feel a quiet reckoning around what is sustainable for you emotionally and energetically. As Venus enters Capricorn, clarity returns, bringing a steadier sense of devotion to your longer-term vision. This is a week to step back from urgency and reconnect with intention. What you commit to now wants to be built slowly, honestly, and with respect for your capacity. Stillness becomes guidance.
Taurus Rising
This week opens a contemplative doorway around belief, meaning, and emotional truth. The Solstice and Capricorn Season invite you to consider what grounds you when certainty wavers. Venus’s squares may surface old dreams, hopes, or relational patterns that no longer feel aligned, asking you to release idealism that costs you stability. You may notice a soft tension between faith and realism, intuition and responsibility. As Venus enters Capricorn, clarity settles, helping you anchor your values into something more tangible and enduring. This is a week for recalibration rather than decision-making. Let yourself sit with what is shifting internally. Trust that what remains after this refinement is what will carry you forward with integrity.
Gemini Rising
This week invites deeper honesty around intimacy, trust, and shared emotional space. The Solstice marks a turning point where surface-level exchanges give way to more meaningful connection — with yourself first, and then with others. Venus’s squares may highlight blurred boundaries or unspoken expectations, asking you to get clear on what you are willing to invest in emotionally. There may be moments of tenderness alongside moments of reality-checking. As Venus enters Capricorn, you’re supported in grounding emotional bonds through mutual respect, clarity, and responsibility. This is not about withdrawing, but about deepening with intention. Let this week show you what is real beneath the surface, and allow that truth to guide your next steps.
Cancer Rising
Relationships are at the heart of this week’s movement for you. The Solstice invites reflection on how you relate, commit, and share your life with others. Venus’s squares may reveal places where expectations, fantasies, or emotional obligations need gentle reassessment. You may feel called to strengthen boundaries or clarify commitments. While this can feel tender, it ultimately supports healthier, more grounded connection. As Venus enters Capricorn, relational energy stabilizes, encouraging devotion that is mutual and sustainable. This week asks you to honour your needs alongside those of others, and to choose connection that respects your emotional truth. Balance emerges when responsibility and care meet.
Leo Rising
This week brings awareness to how you care for yourself on a daily level. The Solstice highlights your routines, rhythms, and the way your energy is spent. Venus’s squares may surface emotional fatigue or a longing for more ease and beauty in everyday life, alongside a need for discernment. You may feel pulled between ideal rest and practical responsibility. As Venus enters Capricorn, you’re supported in creating structures that nourish rather than drain you. This is a week to honour your body, your time, and your capacity. Small, intentional changes now lay the foundation for greater vitality in the months ahead.
Virgo Rising
Creativity, joy, and emotional expression are quietly refined this week. The Solstice asks you to reflect on what genuinely brings you pleasure and what feels like obligation dressed as desire. Venus’s squares may stir nostalgia, longing, or questions around love and self-expression, inviting honesty about what feels real versus imagined. As Venus enters Capricorn, your heart steadies, seeking connection and creativity that are rooted in integrity. This is a week to choose quality over intensity, depth over drama. Let joy become something you commit to, not something you chase. What you nurture now wants to grow slowly and last.
Libra Rising
This week draws you inward toward home, belonging, and emotional foundations. The Solstice marks a turning point in how you create safety and stability within yourself. Venus’s squares may blur emotional boundaries or highlight where idealism has replaced honest conversation. You may feel called to re-anchor yourself before giving further outward. As Venus enters Capricorn, clarity returns, helping you ground relationships and family dynamics through responsibility and care. This is a week to tend to your inner world with patience and compassion. When your foundations feel steady, everything else begins to align more naturally.
Scorpio Rising
Communication and inner dialogue take centre stage this week. The Solstice invites reflection on how you speak to yourself and others, and whether your words align with your deeper truth. Venus’s squares may reveal emotional undercurrents beneath conversations: longings, misunderstandings, or unspoken expectations. Discernment is key. As Venus enters Capricorn, clarity strengthens, supporting honest, grounded communication that builds trust rather than confusion. This is a week to slow down your thinking, listen beneath the surface, and choose words with care. What you articulate now has the power to shape what unfolds next.
Sagittarius Rising
This week brings focus to self-worth, resources, and what you truly value. The Solstice marks a turning point around how you define security and stability. Venus’s squares may stir emotional uncertainty or old stories around worthiness, asking you to separate fantasy from truth. You may be invited to reassess where you invest your energy, money, or heart. As Venus enters Capricorn, a steadier sense of self-respect emerges, guiding you toward choices that support long-term stability. This is a week to honour your value without overextending yourself. What you choose to invest in now shapes the foundation ahead.
Capricorn Rising
This week is deeply personal and quietly powerful for you. The Solstice marks a rebirth point, inviting reflection on who you are becoming and what you are ready to commit to. Venus’s squares may stir questions around self-worth, desire, and emotional truth, asking you to meet yourself with honesty and compassion. There may be moments of vulnerability alongside clarity. As Venus enters your sign, you step into a more grounded relationship with love, beauty, and self-respect. This is a week of recalibration, choosing yourself not through force, but through integrity. What you embody now sets the tone for the year ahead.
Aquarius Rising
This week invites retreat, reflection, and gentle release. The Solstice highlights the unseen layers of your life: the emotions, patterns, and beliefs ready to be cleared before the new cycle begins. Venus’s squares may bring up longing, confusion, or compassion fatigue, reminding you to honour your boundaries. As Venus enters Capricorn, you’re supported in grounding your inner world through rest, structure, and emotional honesty. This is not a week for pushing forward, but for listening inward. What you release now makes space for clarity and renewal as you step into the coming year.
Pisces Rising
Community, connection, and future vision are softly reshaped this week. The Solstice invites you to reflect on where you belong and what you are building alongside others. Venus’s squares may reveal tensions between ideals and reality in friendships or collective spaces, asking for discernment and self-respect. As Venus enters Capricorn, relationships become more grounded, and shared goals gain clarity. This is a week to choose alignment over approval, depth over fantasy. The connections you commit to now want to support growth that is mutual and sustainable. Let your future be shaped by truth, not expectation.
