Global events calendar and forecast: December 2018

Forecast data is per aspects in the Aquarian Age chart, America’s chart, Donald Trump’s chart, the sky and the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto cycle charts.

Forecast period is December 7, 2018 – January 5, 2019

The Sagittarius new Moon occurs December 7, 2018 at 7.20.10am GMT.

The Sun-Moon conjunction is square Mars and Neptune.

Mars is the planet of strife, war, bombs, guns, murders, accidents and fires.

Neptune is the planet of schemes, chaos, complexity, oil, aviation, drugs, deception, lies, cover-ups and vagueness.

America’s Sagittarius new Moon chartChart data: December 7, 2018 at 2.20.10am EST; 77W01; 38N53

The Sun-Moon conjunction is in house 3 (Mexico and the press).

Mars (strife and violence) is conjunction Neptune (chaos and complex situations) in house 5 (children, speculation and Wall Street).

Mercury conjunction Jupiter in house 2 marks for talk about finances, controversial financial decisions and controversy regarding a bank.

It’s a very high discord chart that forecasts problems, adversity and a daily serving of bad news stories.

The six astro-events to watch this Luna month

December 7: Mars conjunction and parallel Neptune in the sky

December 11: Progressed Moon parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart

December 23: Progressed Mars square Saturn in the Mars cycle

December 25: Progressed Mars conjunction Venus in the Mars cycle

December 25: Progressed Pluto square Venus in the Pluto cycle

January 6: Progressed Moon parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart

Ongoing events

In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Moon is parallel progressed Mars (end date is January 22, 2019); progressed Moon is parallel birth chart Pluto (end date is January 20, 2019) and progressed Moon is parallel progressed Pluto > peak power date is January 6, 2019 > see Dangerous times: Mars-Pluto in the Age of Aquarius

In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Moon is parallel birth chart Venus (women and women’s issues) > peak power date is January 20, 2019

In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Moon is parallel birth chart Uranus > peak power date is February 5, 2019

In the Uranus cycle progressed Uranus (reform, disruption, shocks and tech sector) is parallel Jupiter (finances, trade, the courts and church) > end date is May 9, 2019

In the Uranus cycle progressed Uranus is opposition Saturn > peak power date is February 19, 2019 > a high discord astrological event marked by extremism, hard-right conservatism, progress conflicted by tradition, hardship for migrants and asylum seekers, economic shocks, fear and panic, protests and demonstrations, setbacks for the technology sector, slumps for technology stocks, extreme economic sanctions, unexpected reversals, sudden losses, extreme weather events, droughts, storms and floods

In America’s chart progressed Moon is parallel progressed Uranus > peak power date is July 17, 2019 > progressed Uranus (disruption, shocks, scandals, protests and rebellion) is in house 12 (secret activity, the FBI, spies and crime)  

Saturn is parallel Pluto in the sky > peak power date is March 10, 2019 > and progressed Pluto is parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle > peak power date is September 6, 2019 > these high-discord astrological events forecast a growth in far-right groups, a swing to far-right conservatism, falling prices, an economic slump, a debt crisis, protectionist trade policies, compulsory austerity measures, harrowing times for farmers, drastic security measures, security threats, security breaches, cyber security measures, disinformation campaigns, destructive weather events, storms and floods, an excess of greed and selfishness, and a shortage of cooperation

In America’s chart progressed Moon is parallel birth chart Uranus > the aspect never peaks and ends April 27, 2021 > Uranus is the planet of discontentment, protests, radical change and reform

Scorpio lunation events calendar

Progressed Sun is parallel Mars in the Sun cycle > end date is January 6, 2019

Progressed Moon is square birth chart Mars in the Aquarian Age chart > end date is December 18

Progressed Mars (strife, rows and disputes) is parallel birth chart Pluto (drastic international situations) in the Aquarian Age chart > peak power date is December 19  

Progressed Moon is square progressed Neptune in America’s chart > end date is December 20

Progressed Moon is sextile birth chart Sun > peak power date is December 26

Progressed Moon is semisquare progressed Neptune in Donald Trump’s chart – end date is December 29

December 7: Mars is conjunction and parallel Neptune in the sky

Progressed Jupiter (finances and banks) is semisextile Pluto (groups, mergers, crime and coercion) in the Jupiter cycle > end date is December 12

December 8: Progressed Sun is trine Mercury in the Sun cycle

December 9: Progressed Sun is trine Venus in the Sun cycle

December 11: Progressed Moon is parallel birth chart Saturn (tariffs, trade, farmers, floods, famine and natural disasters) in the Aquarian Age chart – end date is February 26, 2019

December 12: Progressed Jupiter semisextile Pluto in the Jupiter cycle ends

December 13: Progressed Mars (violence, accidents and fires) is sextile Mercury and Pluto in the Mars cycle

December 14: Progressed Jupiter (finances and judicial decisions) is parallel Venus (women and the arts) in the Jupiter cycle > end date is January 19, 2019

December 15: Progressed Saturn (conservatism, protectionism, tariffs and security) semisextile Mercury (talk and controversy) in the Saturn cycle starts > peak power date is December 23

December 18: Progressed Mars is semisextile Uranus in the Mars cycle

Progressed Sun is trine Uranus in the Sun cycle

Progressed Jupiter (trade, higher prices and expansion) is parallel Mercury (talk, controversy, the press and books) in the Jupiter cycle > end date is January 27, 2019

Progressed Moon square birth chart Mars in the Aquarian Age chart ends

December 19: Progressed Mars is parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart  

December 20: Progressed Moon square progressed Neptune in America’s chart ends

December 21: Progressed Mars (strife and violence) is inconjunct Jupiter (finances and religion) in the Mars cycle > frantic last minute Christmas shopping

December 23: Progressed Mars (war, feuding, violence, rage, accidents and fires) is square Saturn (tariffs, disease, starvation, hardship and suffering) in the Mars cycle

Progressed Sun is conjunction Mars in the Sun cycle

Progressed Saturn is semisextile Mercury in the Saturn cycle > end date is January 1, 2019

Progressed Moon semisextile birth chart Saturn in Donald Trump’s chart starts > peak power date is January 18, 2019

December 24: Progressed Mars (disputes and feuds) is semisquare Sun (politics, politicians and world leaders) in the Mars cycle

Progressed Moon semisquare birth chart Mercury in Donald Trump’s chart starts – peak power date is January 19, 2019

December 25: Progressed Mars (violence, shootings, accidents and fires) is conjunction Venus (women) in the Mars cycle

Progressed Pluto (groups, coercion, harassment, organized crime, drastic actions) is square Venus (women and women’s issues) in the Pluto cycle

December 26: Progressed Moon is sextile birth chart Sun in Donald Trump’s chart

December 27: Progressed Moon semisextile birth chart Pluto in America’s chart starts > peak power date is January 24, 2019

December 28: Progressed Mars is semisextile Moon in the Mars cycle

Progressed Sun parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle starts > peak power date is January 8, 2019

December 29: Progressed Moon semisquare progressed Neptune in Donald Trump’s chart ends

December 30: Progressed Sun is conjunction Saturn and trine Moon in the Sun cycle

December 31: Progressed Mars is parallel Venus in the Mars cycle

January 2, 2019: Progressed Saturn semisquare Sun in the Saturn cycle starts > peak power date is January 11

January 2: Progressed Mars is parallel Mars in the Mars cycle

The 2019-2020 Mars cycle starts at 12.56.45am GMT

January 3: Progressed Moon square progressed Mercury in the Aquarian Age chart starts > peak power date is February 4

January 4: Progressed Moon trine progressed Venus in America’s chart starts > peak power date is February 5

Progressed Moon sextile progressed Jupiter in Donald Trump’s chart starts > peak power date is January 31

January 5: Progressed Sun is sextile Neptune in the Sun cycle

Progressed Jupiter (higher prices) square birth chart Moon (groceries) starts > peak power date is January 10

January 6: Progressed Moon is parallel progressed Pluto (groups, coercion, gang methods, disinformation and drastic events) in the Aquarian Age chart > end date is March 24, 2019

Forecast data and periods

Aspects in the sky have a wide time-frame that’s determined by the aspect’s orb of influence. The date indicated is when the aspect is perfect and at its peak power.

Aspects formed by Mars in the Mars cycle have a 3 day time-frame (36 hours either side of the indicated peak date) or 6 days (72 hours either side of the indicated peak date) if it’s a parallel aspect.

Aspects formed by the Sun in the Sun cycle have a 2 day time-frame (24 hours either side of the aspect’s peak time).

Events related to a designated aspect can occur during its forecast period.


Author: DW Sutton

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