The upcoming Capricorn Solar Eclipse on December 26th at 4 degrees is conjunct Jupiter and trine Uranus, leading to optimistic predictions of bountiful rewards. Though Jupiter isn’t always positive in mundane astrology since its expansive tendency will amplify good and ill alike.
However in the interests of festive cheer another Jupiterian Solar Eclipse around in mid-1954 in Cancer coincided with the birth of rock n’ roil, Bill Haley and Elvis’s first single. So there should be some good-news spin offs and plus points.
The Saros Series of this particular Eclipse, according to Bernadette Brady, does coincide with the sudden ending of an association or a relationship with a large emotional component and a sense of traumatic transformation. Which certainly fits Brexit. Previous occurrences of this eclipse series:
December 2001 – aftermath of 9/11, the Afghan War, Enron bankruptcy – that was accompanied by a much more aggravated Saturn square Mars, and opposition Pluto.
December 1983 – not much stands out.
23 November 1965 – Southern Rhodesia declared illegal independence from the UK (UDI). That had the Eclipse inconjunct Jupiter.
12 November 1947 – horrific Eclipse in Scorpio square Mars Saturn Pluto – Partition massacres on the India sub-continent; Brits withdraw from Palestine. Princess Elizabeth marries.
1 November 1929 – aftermath of Stock Market Crash, two days before. Palestinian riots. That had the Eclipse inconjunct Uranus, and a destructive Mars trine Pluto.
This December 26th Eclipse chart also has the Saturn Pluto conjunction less than two degrees to exact in sextile to Mars in Scorpio, so there will be challenges and heavy tensions as well. It will spark off the UK, Germany and EU Capricorn Suns; as well as the USA Jupiter Venus in Cancer – so a challenging time which could include crises in the months following because of the imperative to change. If change is resisted then force majeure kicks in and it happens in a much messier fashion. The USA’s Venus involvement could point to an emotional upset and feeling unloved. The eclipse opposing the USA Jupiter may bring up trust issues and disappointment.
It will be especially on point for Washington since it puts the Eclipse and Jupiter closely conjunct the IC – planets on the angles always indicate major events in that location. Located to North Koreas it puts an aggressive Mars on the Descendant. And also Iran with Mars Midheaven when located there.
The following Lunar Eclipse on 10 January 2020 at 19 degrees Capricorn is opposition the Saturn Pluto conjunction so will be powerful, potent and perhaps destructive or at the very least sombre in mood and restrictive. It’s very keyed up for Washington with Mars conjunct the Descendant and North Korea with Mars conjunct the Ascendant. And very close to Trump’s Saturn Venus in Cancer.