A Spark at the Edge of the Year: The Sagittarius New Moon and the Promise of Becoming.

Today, December 19th 2025, the final New Moon of the year rises in Sagittarius, closing one cycle while quietly opening another. This lunation feels like a threshold, a moment suspended between what has been lived and what is still becoming. As the Sun and Moon meet in the sign of the Archer, there is an invitation to look forward with trust, to let hope take shape not as certainty,

but as intention.

Sagittarius is the sign of meaning, vision, and the inner fire that guides us toward growth. A New Moon here does not ask for detailed plans, it asks for sincerity of direction. This is a moment to reconnect with what feels true, to name what you believe in now, after everything this year has asked of you. Seeds planted under this sky are nourished by faith, curiosity, and the courage to imagine something wider than what is immediately visible.

Under the quiet aim of Sagittarius, the New Moon gathers its fire in stillness, where even in wintered ground, hope remembers how to rise and reach for the stars.

This New Moon is deeply Jupiterian in nature. Sagittarius, the sign hosting this lunation, is ruled

by Jupiter, and with the Sun, Moon, Venus, and Mercury all gathered in the Archer’s realm, the sky is saturated with themes of belief, expansion, and meaning. At the same time, the squares formed to Saturn and Neptune in Pisces draw this fire back into Jupiter’s other expression, his watery and feminine domain. Vision and surrender speak to one another here, reminding us that growth is shaped as much by trust as it is by intention.

This lunation also stands near the midpoint between Venus in Sagittarius and Mars in Capricorn. The Sun and Moon gather their light in a conjunction, close to both planets, weaving desire and effort into the same breath. Venus brings warmth, values, and the longing for authenticity, while Mars offers structure, discipline, and the will to act. Together they suggest that what you wish

for now carries the potential to be lived, if it is tended with both devotion and responsibility.

As December unfolds, this Jupiter ruled story continues to deepen rather than resolve. Yesterday, December 18th, Mercury turns to face Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, opening a dialogue between thought and feeling, where ideas are asked to listen to emotional truth.

On December 19th, Venus mirrors this movement, standing opposite Jupiter as well, inviting reflection around belonging, values, and what truly nourishes the heart.

As the solstice approaches, Mercury meets the Sun in Sagittarius on December 21st, a moment of clarity where insight and purpose briefly align. The mind is illuminated here, not with certainty, but with meaning. These movements slowly prepare the sky for a deeper culmination.

On January 3rd 2026, the Full Moon rises in Cancer opposing the Sun in Capricorn, with Jupiter exalted and retrograde at the heart of the lunation. What has been forming quietly since this New Moon reaches emotional fullness, bringing belief back into the body, back into memory, back into what feels like home. Shortly after, on January 5th, Mars in Capricorn faces Jupiter as well, asking that action remain rooted in care, and that effort be guided by emotional wisdom rather than force.

At the same time, this Sagittarius New Moon today forms squares to Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, adding sensitivity and depth to the initiation. These aspects soften certainty and remind us that not all guidance is linear. Saturn asks for patience and responsibility, while Neptune dissolves illusion and calls for faith. The tension here is not meant to block beginnings, but to refine them, ensuring that what is started now is rooted in integrity and compassion.

As the Moon continues her journey, she will move alongside the Sun into Capricorn between December 20th and 21st, carrying this New Moon directly into the solstice gateway. What

begins as inspiration now seeks form. The solstice becomes a doorway where intention

meets commitment, and where the quiet work of building begins.

This New Moon carries a gentle optimism, one that does not deny complexity, but chooses hope anyway. It is a reminder that endings are also invitations, and that even at the close of a year, something new is always waiting to be named.

May this final New Moon of 2025 guide you toward intentions that feel honest and alive, trust

in the quiet light that leads you forward as the year turns. May what you begin now be held with patience, courage, and care.

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