On this page, you'll find a handy overview of cosmic events—such as
eclipses, planetary retrogrades, and other planetary phenomena—in the year
2012. See our week-by-week feature, This Week in
Astrology, for astrological information about the current week, as well as
day-by-day overviews of current cosmic energy.
On this Page:
2012 Calendar of Astrological Events
Retrogrades in 2012
Lunar and Solar Eclipses in 2012
Lunar Phases in 2012
Outer Planet Highlights in 2012
The following is a quick-glance calendar of planetary events in 2012. Details
follow the chart. Times in this chart are Eastern Time.
2012 Calendar
Date
Time (ET)
Event
Position
Jan 8
1:34 AM
Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 9
2:30 AM
Full Moon
18°
26'
Jan 14
12:47 AM
Venus enters Pisces
Jan 20
11:10 AM
Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 23
5:41 PM
New Moon
2°
42'
Jan 23
7:54 PM
Mars Retrograde
23° 06'Rx
Jan 27
1:12 PM
Mercury enters Aquarius
Feb 3
2:03 PM
Neptune enters Pisces
Feb 7
9:03 AM
Saturn Retrograde
29°
30'Rx
Feb 7
4:54 PM
Full Moon
18°
32'
Feb 8
1:01 AM
Venus enters Aries
Feb 13
8:38 PM
Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 14
8:40 PM
Jupiter Sextile Chiron
4°
32'
4°
32'
Feb 19
1:18 AM
Sun enters Pisces
Feb 21
5:35 PM
New Moon
2°
42'
Mar 2
6:41 AM
Mercury enters Aries
Mar 5
5:25 AM
Venus enters Taurus
Mar 8
4:39 AM
Full Moon
18° 13'
Mar 12
2:49 AM
Mercury Retrograde
6
°49' Rx
Mar 12
11:43 PM
Jupiter Trine Pluto
9°
21'
9° 21'
Mar 20
12:14 AM
Sun enters Aries
Mar 22
9:37 AM
New Moon
2°
22'
Mar 23
8:22 AM
Mercury Retrograde enters Pisces
Rx
Apr 3
10:18 AM
Venus enters Gemini
Apr 4
5:11 AM
Mercury Direct
23°
51'D
Apr 6
2:19 PM
Full Moon
17°
23'
Apr 10
11:24 AM
Pluto Retrograde
9°
34'Rx
Apr 13
10:53 PM
Mars Direct
3° 41'D
Apr 16
5:42 PM
Mercury enters Aries
Apr 19
11:12 AM
Sun enters Taurus
Apr 21
2:18 AM
New Moon
1°
35'
May 5
10:35 PM
Full Moon
16°
01'
May 7
9:09 PM
Jupiter Semi-Square Uranus
21°
53'
6°
53'
May 9
12:14 AM
Mercury enters Taurus
May 12
9:10 AM
Pluto Sextile Chiron
9° 18'Rx
9°
18'
May 15
9:33 AM
Venus Retrograde
24°
00'Rx
May 16
5:42 PM
Jupiter Quincunx Saturn
23°
59'
23°
59'Rx
May 20
10:16 AM
Sun enters Gemini
May 20
6:47 PM
New Moon (Annular Solar Eclipse)
0°
21'
May 24
6:12 AM
Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 4
6:12 AM
Full Moon (Partial Lunar Eclipse)
14°
14'
Jun 4
4:04 PM
Neptune Retrograde
3°
09'Rx
Jun 7
6:16 AM
Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 11
12:22 PM
Jupiter enters Gemini
Jun 12
12:13 AM
Chiron Retrograde
9°
45'Rx
Jun 19
10:02 AM
New Moon
28°
43'
Jun 20
6:09 PM
Sun enters Cancer
Jun 24
4:12 AM
Uranus Square Pluto
8°
24'
8° 24'Rx
Jun 25
2:56 AM
Jupiter Square Neptune
3°
03' 3°
03'Rx
Jun 25
3:00 AM
Saturn Direct
22° 46'D
Jun 25
9:24 PM
Mercury enters Leo
Jun 27
10:07 AM
Venus Direct
7°
29'D
Jul 3
7:32 AM
Mars enters Libra
Jul 3
1:52 PM
Full Moon
12°
14'
Jul 13
4:49 AM
Uranus Retrograde
8°
32'Rx
Jul 14
9:16 PM
Mercury Retrograde
12°
33'Rx
Jul 18
4:46 AM
Jupiter Quincunx Pluto
7°
48'
7° 48'Rx
Jul 18
11:24 PM
New Moon
26°
55'
Jul 21
11:04 PM
Jupiter Sextile Uranus
8°
30'
8°
30'Rx
Jul 22
5:01 AM
Sun enters Leo
Jul 24
8:09 AM
Jupiter Square Chiron
8°
57'
8°
57'Rx
Aug 1
10:27 PM
Full Moon
10°
15'
Aug 7
8:43 AM
Venus enters Cancer
Aug 8
12:40 AM
Mercury Direct
1°
26'D
Aug 17
10:54 AM
New Moon
25°
08'
Aug 22
12:07 PM
Sun enters Virgo
Aug 23
10:24 AM
Mars enters Scorpio
Aug 31
8:58 AM
Full Moon
8°
34'
Aug 31
9:32 PM
Mercury enters Virgo
Sep 6
4:29 AM
Pluto Sextile Chiron
6° 59'Rx
6°
59'Rx
Sep 6
9:48 AM
Venus enters Leo
Sep 15
9:11 PM
New Moon
23°
37'
Sep 16
6:22 PM
Mercury enters Libra
Sep 18
12:07 AM
Pluto Direct
6° 57'D
Sep 19
12:57 AM
Uranus Square Pluto
6°
57'Rx
6° 57'
Sep 22
9:49 AM
Sun enters Libra
Sep 29
10:19 PM
Full Moon
7°
22'
Oct 3
1:59 AM
Venus enters Virgo
Oct 4
8:18 AM
Jupiter Retrograde
16°
23'Rx
Oct 5
5:35 AM
Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 5
3:34 PM
Saturn enters Scorpio
Oct 6
10:21 PM
Mars enters Sagittarius
Oct 10
9:38 PM
Saturn Trine Neptune
0°
38' 0°
38'Rx
Oct 15
7:03 AM
New Moon
22°
32'
Oct 22
7:14 PM
Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 28
8:04 AM
Venus enters Libra
Oct 29
1:18 AM
Mercury enters Sagittarius
Oct 29
2:49 PM
Full Moon
6°
48'
Nov 6
6:04 PM
Mercury Retrograde
4°
18'Rx
Nov 11
2:53 AM
Neptune Direct
0°
22'D
Nov 13
5:08 PM
New Moon (Total Solar Eclipse)
21°
57'
Nov 14
2:42 AM
Mercury Retrograde enters Scorpio
Rx
Nov 14
3:36 PM
Chiron Direct
4°
59'D
Nov 15
7:27 PM
Saturn Quincunx Uranus
4°
55'
4°
55'Rx
Nov 16
6:25 AM
Saturn Trine Chiron
4°
59'
4°
59'
Nov 16
9:36 PM
Mars enters Capricorn
Nov 21
4:50 PM
Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 21
8:20 PM
Venus enters Scorpio
Nov 26
5:48 PM
Mercury Direct
18°
10'D
Nov 28
9:46 AM
Full Moon (Penumbral LUNAR Eclipse)
6° 47'
Dec 10
8:40 PM
Mercury re-enters Sagittarius
Dec 13
3:42 AM
New Moon
21°
45'
Dec 13
7:02 AM
Uranus Direct
4°
37'D
Dec 15
11:38 PM
Venus enters Sagittarius
Dec 20
10:35 PM
Jupiter Quincunx Pluto
8°
56'Rx
8° 56'
Dec 21
6:12 AM
Sun enters Capricorn
Dec 22
10:02 AM
Jupiter Quincunx Saturn
8°
46'Rx
8°
46'
Dec 25
7:49 PM
Mars enters Aquarius
Dec 26
8:41 PM
Saturn Sextile Pluto
9°
09'
9° 09'
Dec 28
5:21 AM
Full Moon
7°
06'
Dec 31
9:03 AM
Mercury enters Capricorn
2012 Stations
Jan 23, 2012 7:54 PM Mars Rx
Feb 7, 2012 9:03 AM Saturn Rx
Mar 12, 2012 2:49 AM Mercury Rx
Apr 4, 2012 5:11 AM Mercury Direct
Apr 10, 2012 11:24 AM Pluto Rx
Apr 13, 2012 10:53 PM Mars Direct
May 15, 2012 9:33 AM Venus Rx
Jun 4, 2012 4:04 PM Neptune Rx
Jun 12, 2012 12:13 AM Chiron Rx
Jun 25, 2012 3:00 AM Saturn Direct
Jun 27, 2012 10:07 AM Venus Direct
Jul 13, 2012 4:49 AM Uranus Rx
Jul 14, 2012 9:16 PM Mercury Rx
Aug 8, 2012 12:40 AM Mercury Direct
Sep 18, 2012 12:07 AM Pluto Direct
Oct 4, 2012 8:18 AM Jupiter Rx
Nov 6, 2012 6:04 PM Mercury Rx
Nov 11, 2012 2:53 AM Neptune Direct
Nov 14, 2012 3:36 PM Chiron Direct
Nov 26, 2012 5:48 PM Mercury Direct
Dec 13, 2012 7:02 AM Uranus Direct
2012 Zodiac Sign Ingresses
Jan 8, 2012 1:34 AM Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 14, 2012 12:47 AM Venus enters Pisces
Jan 20, 2012 11:10 AM Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 27, 2012 1:12 PM Mercury enters Aquarius
Feb 3, 2012 2:03 PM Neptune enters Pisces
Feb 8, 2012 1:01 AM Venus enters Aries
Feb 13, 2012 8:38 PM Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 19, 2012 1:18 AM Sun enters Pisces
Mar 2, 2012 6:41 AM Mercury enters Aries
Mar 5, 2012 5:25 AM Venus enters Taurus
Mar 20, 2012 12:14 AM Sun enters Aries
Mar 23, 2012 8:22 AM Mercury Rx enters Pisces
Apr 3, 2012 10:18 AM Venus enters Gemini
Apr 16, 2012 5:42 PM Mercury enters Aries
Apr 19, 2012 11:12 AM Sun enters Taurus
May 9, 2012 12:14 AM Mercury enters Taurus
May 20, 2012 10:16 AM Sun enters Gemini
May 24, 2012 6:12 AM Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 7, 2012 6:16 AM Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 12:22 PM Jupiter enters Gemini
Jun 20, 2012 6:09 PM Sun enters Cancer
Jun 25, 2012 9:24 PM Mercury enters Leo
Jul 3, 2012 7:32 AM Mars enters Libra
Jul 22, 2012 5:01 AM Sun enters Leo
Aug 7, 2012 8:43 AM Venus enters Cancer
Aug 22, 2012 12:07 PM Sun enters Virgo
Aug 23, 2012 10:24 AM Mars enters Scorpio
Aug 31, 2012 9:32 PM Mercury enters Virgo
Sep 6, 2012 9:48 AM Venus enters Leo
Sep 16, 2012 6:22 PM Mercury enters Libra
Sep 22, 2012 9:49 AM Sun enters Libra
Oct 3, 2012 1:59 AM Venus enters Virgo
Oct 5, 2012 5:35 AM Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 5, 2012 3:34 PM Saturn enters Scorpio
Oct 6, 2012 10:21 PM Mars enters Sagittarius
Oct 22, 2012 7:14 PM Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 28, 2012 8:04 AM Venus enters Libra
Oct 29, 2012 1:18 AM Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 14, 2012 2:42 AM Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
Nov 16, 2012 9:36 PM Mars enters Capricorn
Nov 21, 2012 4:50 PM Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 21, 2012 8:20 PM Venus enters Scorpio
Dec 10, 2012 8:40 PM Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 15, 2012 11:38 PM Venus enters Sagittarius
Dec 21, 2012 6:12 AM Sun enters Capricorn
Dec 25, 2012 7:49 PM Mars enters Aquarius
Dec 31, 2012 9:03 AM Mercury enters Capricorn
2012 Outer Planet Transits
Feb 14, 2012 8:40 PM Jupiter 4 Tau 32 Sextile Chiron 4 Pis
32
Mar 12, 2012 11:43 PM Jupiter 9 Tau 21 Trine Pluto 9 Cap 21
May 7, 2012 9:09 PM Jupiter 21 Tau 53 SSqr Uranus 6 Ari 53
May 12, 2012 9:10 AM Pluto 9 Cap 18 Sextile Chiron 9 Pis 18
May 16, 2012 5:42 PM Jupiter 23 Tau 59 Qucnx Saturn 23 Lib 59
Jun 24, 2012 4:12 AM Uranus 8 Ari 24 Square Pluto 8 Cap 24
Jun 25, 2012 2:56 AM Jupiter 3 Gem 03 Square Neptune 3 Pis
03
Jul 18, 2012 4:46 AM Jupiter 7 Gem 48 Qucnx Pluto 7 Cap 48
Jul 21, 2012 11:04 PM Jupiter 8 Gem 30 Sextile Uranus 8 Ari
30
Jul 24, 2012 8:09 AM Jupiter 8 Gem 57 Square Chiron 8 Pis
57
Sep 6, 2012 4:29 AM Pluto 6 Cap 59 Sextile Chiron 6 Pis 59
Sep 19, 2012 12:57 AM Uranus 6 Ari 57 Square Pluto 6 Cap 57
Oct 10, 2012 9:38 PM Saturn 0 Sco 38 Trine Neptune 0 Pis 38
Nov 15, 2012 7:27 PM Saturn 4 Sco 55 Qucnx Uranus 4 Ari 55
Nov 16, 2012 6:25 AM Saturn 4 Sco 59 Trine Chiron 4 Pis 59
Dec 20, 2012 10:35 PM Jupiter 8 Gem 56 Qucnx Pluto 8 Cap 56
Dec 22, 2012 10:02 AM Jupiter 8 Gem 46 Qucnx Saturn 8 Sco 46
Dec 26, 2012 8:41 PM Saturn 9 Sco 09 Sextile Pluto 9 Cap 09
Although not quite as
popular as Sun sign astrology, "Mercury Retrograde" has certainly
become a buzzword--or buzz phrase--these days.
What is Mercury
Retrograde? Three, and sometimes four, times a year, the planet
Mercury appears to be moving backwards in the sky for a period of
approximately 3 weeks. "Appears" is the key word here, because,
technically speaking, no planet actually moves backwards in their
orbits around the Sun. In fact, they don't even slow down.
Retrograde-station-direct cycles are essentially illusions that
result from our point of view from Earth, simply because the Earth
is also orbiting the Sun at a different speed than the other
planets. Mercury turns retrograde more frequently than any other
planet. It can never be more than 28 degrees from the Sun, and
whenever it reaches its furthest distance from the Sun, it changes
direction.
As the planet of communication, Mercury retrograde tends to breed a certain
level of confusion. Mercury rules our "lower" mind—how we
perceive and interpret information that we receive from our environment, and how
we relay that information to others. Mercury has rulership over such things as
speaking, negotiating, buying and selling, listening, formal contracts,
documents, travel, the mail and shipping, and so forth. All of these areas of
life are affected when Mercury is functioning in a sluggish state.
Decision-making is challenged during Mercury retrograde. Needless to say, it is
not advised to sign contracts, engage in important decision-making, or launch a
new business. Delays and challenges are more probable with Mercury retrograde.
This period is best used for re-organizing and reflecting.
During these periods, it's best to check and double-check your
work, emails, and paperwork. Watch what you say, because it may
not come out, or be received, the way you intended. Try to be
understanding if you receive remarks that don't go over well.
Double-check that the person who uttered those words really meant
it the way you thought they did! Asking "are you sure you meant to
say that?" might help. Get in touch with yourself during this
period--it's an excellent cycle for discovering new ways of
looking at life and at yourself. It's also an ideal cycle in which
to discover new ways of communicating your ideas and thoughts.
Mercury is Retrograde in Aries and Pisces from March 12 to April 4,
2012.
Details:
27 Feb 2012 02:52 am 2351'
Enters Rx Zone
12 Mar 2012 03:44 am 0649'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
04 Apr 2012 06:05 am 2351'
Stationary
Direct
23 Apr 2012 06:38 am 0649'
Leaves Rx Zone
Mercury is Retrograde from July 14 to August 8, 2012
in the sign of Leo.
Details:
27 Jun 2012 03:31 am 0126'
Enters Rx Zone
14 Jul 2012 10:11 pm 1233'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
08 Aug 2012 01:33 am 0126'
Stationary
Direct
22 Aug 2012 03:07 am 1233'
Leaves Rx Zone
Mercury is Retrograde from November 6-26, 2012 in the signs of Sagittarius
and Scorpio.
Details:
18 Oct 2012 08:46 am 1810'
Enters Rx Zone
06 Nov 2012 05:57 pm 0418'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
26 Nov 2012 05:46 pm 1810'
Stationary
Direct
14 Dec 2012 01:00 am 0418'
Leaves Rx Zone
Read more about Mercury Retrograde. Where is Mercury Retrograde transiting by house in
your natal chart? Does it conjunct a natal planet, your Ascendant, or Midheaven?
Read interpretations of Mercury
Retrograde in Transit for a more personalized meaning of the transit cycle.
Venus Retrograde in 2012
What is Venus
Retrograde? Occasionally, Venus appears to be moving backwards in the sky.
"Appears" is the key word here, because, technically speaking, no
planet actually moves backwards in their orbits around the Sun. In
fact, they don't even slow down. Retrograde-station-direct cycles
are essentially illusions that result from our point of view from
Earth, simply because the Earth is also orbiting the Sun at a
different speed than the other planets. Venus is Retrograde
approximately 40-43 days every 18 months.
As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are times when we
re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider
inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Financial
undertakings are not advised during this period as well. There may be delays or
confusion in relationships and financial affairs.
Read more about Venus Retrograde cycles.
Venus is Retrograde from May 15-June 27, 2012 in the sign of Gemini.
Details:
11 Apr 2012 11:44 pm 0729'
Enters Rx Zone
15 May 2012 10:29 am 2400'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
27 Jun 2012 11:05 am 0729'
Stationary Direct
31 Jul 2012 09:00 am 2400'
Leaves Rx Zone
Mars Retrograde in 2012
What is Mars
Retrograde? Occasionally, Mars appears to be moving backwards in the sky.
"Appears" is the key word here, because, technically speaking, no
planet actually moves backwards in their orbits around the Sun. In
fact, they don't even slow down. Retrograde-station-direct cycles
are essentially illusions that result from our point of view from
Earth, simply because the Earth is also orbiting the Sun at a
different speed than the other planets. Mars is Retrograde
approximately 58-81 days every 2+ years.
When Mars is in its retrograde cycle, we are forced
to re-assess our current projects, our approach to getting what we want, and our
desire nature. Rather than directly asserting our desires, we tend towards
introspection. While Mars in direct motion is direct, straightforward,
assertive, and aggressive, with Mars in retrograde motion, Mars energy is
essentially turned inward--it's internalized, intensified, personalized, and
perhaps pressurized. We can be hesitant about taking action, second-guessing our
instincts or our natural impulses rather than acting upon them. The way we react
to situations under normal conditions doesn't necessarily work for us now, or we
don't exactly trust it... Read more about Mars Retrograde cycles
Mars is Retrograde from January 23-April 13, 2012 in the sign of Virgo.
Details:
18 Nov 2011 11:35 am 0341'
Enters Rx Zone
23 Jan 2012 07:51 pm 2306'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
13 Apr 2012 11:41 pm 0341'
Stationary Direct
19 Jun 2012 03:57 pm 2306'
Leaves Rx Zone
Jupiter Retrograde in 2012
Jupiter is Retrograde from October 4, 2012 to January 30, 2013 in the sign
of Gemini.
Details:
10 Jul 2012 06:51 pm 0620'
Enters Rx Zone
04 Oct 2012 08:30 am 1623'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
30 Jan 2013 05:29 am 0620'
Stationary
Direct
25 Apr 2013 09:45 am 1623'
Leaves Rx Zone
Saturn Retrograde in 2012
Saturn is Retrograde from February 7 to June 25, 2012, in the sign of
Libra.
04 Nov 2011 01:48 am 2246'
Enters Rx Zone
07 Feb 2012 07:38 am 2930'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
25 Jun 2012 02:39 am 2246'
Stationary
Direct
01 Oct 2012 11:20 am 2930'
Leaves Rx Zone
Uranus Retrograde in 2012
Uranus is Retrograde from July 13 to December 13, 2012, in the sign of
Aries.
Details:
26 Mar 2012 09:08 am 0437'
Enters Rx Zone
13 Jul 2012 02:46 am 0832'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
13 Dec 2012 05:16 am 0437'
Stationary
Direct
29 Mar 2013 07:03 pm 0832'
Leaves Rx Zone
Neptune Retrograde in 2012
Neptune is Retrograde from June 4 to November 10, 2012, in the sign of
Pisces.
Details:
13 Feb 2012 04:09 am 0022'
Enters Rx Zone
04 Jun 2012 10:44 am 0309'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
10 Nov 2012 09:51 pm 0022'
Stationary
Direct
01 Mar 2013 05:42 pm 0309'
Leaves Rx Zone
Pluto Retrograde in 2012
Pluto is Retrograde from April 10 to September 17, 2012, in the sign of
Capricorn.
Details:
21 Dec 2011 10:42 am 0657'
Enters Rx Zone
10 Apr 2012 06:41 am 0934'Rx
Stationary
Retrograde
17 Sep 2012 07:35 pm 0657'
Stationary Direct
07 Jan 2013 02:15 pm 0934'
Leaves Rx Zone
Eclipses in 2012
See our Eclipses
page for more information about current and upcoming eclipses.
03 Feb Neptune enters Pisces 02:05 pm EST Tran-Tran 00
Pisces 00'
Spiritual revival will be just one hallmark of the next fourteen
years, as will a general tendency for those who pretend to it not give to those
who actually do. Flights of romanticism are daily fare, even to those whose life
is not romantic in the least. When there is nothing else, there is always a
dream, a pure dream, waiting just beyond.
07 Feb Saturn Stationary Retrograde 07:19 am EST
Tran-Tran 29Libra 30'Rx
Saturn Stationary Retrograde
13 Mar Jupiter trine Pluto 00:22 am EDT Tran-Tran 09
Taurus 21'
New frontiers, hot prospects, expanded operations are not hard to sell right now
-- in fact, the soft sell will be the most successful. Whether you are promoting
your affections or your consumer product, act as if it's the only way to go in
the world and is pretty much of an accomplished fact already. The more faith you
have in yourself, the more others will have in you, and the more likely things
will work out right for you, since everyone is expecting them to.
A year of multiple plans and schemes is ahead, where everyone
talks a lot about what they're about to do, but not all of it will be decided or
acted upon. There's more discussion than action, and lots of avenues are
explored before narrowing down the options. Multitasking is a must, because
there will always be more than one iron in the fire.
24 Jun Uranus square Pluto 03:41 am EDT Tran-Tran 08
Aries 24'
This several-year period (most recently centering around 1933)
occurs only once every 128 years and is reputed to have the effect of
transforming and sometimes violent technological progress upon society at large.
Too lengthy to have much more than a background effect, it nevertheless sets the
tone of the period.
25 Jun Saturn Stationary Direct
02:35 am EDT Tran-Tran 22 Libra46'
Saturn Stationary Direct
25 Jun Jupiter square Neptune 03:56 am EDT Tran-Tran 03
Gemini 02'
This is a broad time for taking that second look at what life
seemed to offer, or that it claimed to promise. That doesn't mean your life,
specifically, but you'll probably find that's the current question in the air
and there is good conversation in it at the least. The answers in general will
be for the moment that optimism fails -- hopes lead to disappointment, and a lot
of other confusions that result from both unclear desires and fuzzy thinking. If
you can be on the outside looking into this one, you'll be the happier for it.
Unexamined expectations go before the fall, and where you can be a cushion to
others and a shoulder to lean on, you'll be the one to benefit from it later.
It's a good time to invest in mutual discovery, where what you
stumble on somehow perfectly dovetails with what just fell into your partner's
lap. You don't need to push or pursue the far-out to go really way into
yourselves, and you'll probably even have a little help from your friends,
because right about now they're probably doing it, too. This can apply to the
boardroom or the bedroom equally, as subtle inspiration and small "aha!"
revelations snowball to give everyone a totally new view on an old subject and
reinvigorate flagging energies and interests. The key to success: Be aboveboard,
don't go overboard. Share what's given, expect the same.
This several-year period (most recently centering around 1933)
occurs only once every 128 years and is reputed to have the effect of
transforming and sometimes violent technological progress upon society at large.
Too lengthy to have much more than a background effect, it nevertheless sets the
tone of the period.
04 Oct Jupiter Stationary Retrograde
07:51 am EDT Tran-Tran 16 Gemini 23'Rx
Those who have been keeping the wrong sort of secrets will pay
for it over the next couple of years, but not necessarily in public. Secret or
private endings abound and behind-the-scenes justice may give the appearance of
business as usual, belying the true change in course. Open and aboveboard is the
safest place to be.
For about a year, the world in general seems to be in the
process of merging spiritual aspirations with material possibilities. It is as
if Church and State finally realized they both agree at heart. It is a period
you will likely look back on with fondness and a sigh, realizing that hope does
indeed spring eternal and eventually may triumph. But the meek aren't about to
inherit the earth, not yet anyway, so perhaps the best way to capitalize on this
general trend is to associate yourself with hope, both yours and others', and
where possible let it float your boat for the duration. Inner and outer
stability flourishing together can only last a time, like Camelot.
10 Nov Neptune Stationary Direct 09:04 pm EST Tran-Tran
00 Pisces 22'
Neptune Stationary Direct
15 Nov Saturn quincunx Uranus 07:24 pm EST Tran-Tran 04
Scorpio 56'
13 Dec Uranus Stationary Direct 05:09 am EST Tran-Tran 04
Aries 37'
Uranus Stationary Direct
20 Dec Jupiter quincunx Pluto 11:05 pm EST Tran-Tran 08
Gemini 56'Rx
22 Dec Jupiter quincunx Saturn 10:05 am EST Tran-Tran 08
Gemini 46'Rx
26 Dec Saturn sextile Pluto 07:13 pm EST Tran-Tran 09
Capricorn 09'
This roughly yearlong period describes a background in which
previous social conflict has been resolved and the establishment and powers that
be seem to be pretty much doing their jobs. While not necessarily of personal
impact, this rolling along of the status quo is something you may be able to use
or at least be aware of to your advantage. It means you'll get more mileage out
of being a cooperator and someone who does not rock the boat. There is more
headway to be made running with the tide than against it, although you may not
agree with everything you have to put up with in the process. The time for major
departures from the norm is not now, but will come soon enough.
Sign-By-Sign Yearly Horoscopes for 2012.
What do the stars have planned for you in 2012? Whether you want to know what's going to happen with your romance, your career or your life in general,
we have general forecasts for the year ahead.
Select your Sun sign (or Ascendant sign) from the dropdown menu or
list below for your 2012
Horoscope.
Note: Read the
sections for both your Sun Sign and Ascendant for a better
picture of what lies ahead in 2012. For example, if you are
a Libra with a Leo Ascendant, read the forecast for both
Libra and Leo.
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2°
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4° 
32'
4° 
9° 
01'
6° 
0°
14° 
14'
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