Here are the Moon charts for January/February 2012:

• January 23rd: New Moon at 02° Aquarius 42′
• December 24th, chart 2: New Moon with asteroid aspect tables
• A new Moon/U.S.natal comparison chart
• February 7th: Full Moon at 18° Leo 32 ′
• January 9th, chart 2: Full Moon with asteroid aspect tables
• A full Moon/U.S.natal comparison chart
• A page with background information

This cycle begins with the Sun and new Moon at 2° Aquarius and comes to fruition with the full Moon at 18° Leo. This is the second calendar cycle of 2012. For the next six months the new Moon with occur in one month and the full Moon in the following month; in August 2012, they will once again occur in the same month.

Having the new Moon in Aquarius augments the beginnings indicated by the beginning of a lunar cycle with a boost in innovation and out-of-the-box thinking. On the downside those influenced more strongly by the new Moon will experience and exhibit difficulty with social restraints. Conforming is not in an Aquarian's rule book.

Here is a quote from Kelley Rosano's article titled "Aquarius New Moon 23 January 2012" at Lightworkers:

Wherever Aquarius is found in our natal chart is where we need to reform old ideas and concepts about the house affairs. New Ideas and knowledge should be utilized in order to break down these old ideas and concepts form past lifetimes. The house affairs will receive abrupt changes as this reformulation takes place. The changes can be constructive or destructive, depending upon whether we are heading in the right direction. Holding on to what is ending only creates suffering. Resistance is futile in 2012. Whatever is dissolving, leaving or departing let it go. Bless it for what it has taught you.

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Here are calendars for the first three months of 2012:

• January
• February
• March

Hope you find them helpful.

Here is my season's greeting for 2011. I would like to published it sooner but circumstances didn't permit.

Soon to be posted are the calendars with astrological notations for the first quarter of 2012.

Wishing all of you the very best in 2012.

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Here are the Moon charts for December 2011/January 2012:

• December 24th: New Moon at 02° Capricorn 34′
• December 24th, chart 2: New Moon with asteroid aspect tables
• A new Moon/U.S.natal comparison chart
• January 9th: Full Moon at 18° Cancer 26′
• January 9th, chart 2: Full Moon with asteroid aspect tables
• A full Moon/U.S.natal comparison chart
• A page with background information

This cycle begins with the Sun and new Moon at 2° Capricorn and comes to fruition with the full Moon balanced against the Sun on the Cancer/Capricorn axis at 18° Cancer. This is the thirteenth calendar cycle of 2011, but the first Moon cycle of the new year. For the next seven months the new Moon with occur in one month and the full Moon in the following month; in August 2012, they will once again occur in the same month.

The Moon in Capricorn approaches life with seriousness and with emotions somewhat suppressed. There is a practical awareness of schedule and timing. This new Moon marks a conjunct with Pluto, which suggests it may be time to do a personal analysis in relation to one's current situation.

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Here is the Winter Ingress or Solstice chart, cast for Greenwich, England (GMT).:

December 22nd: Sun enters Capricorn at 5:30am GMT

For this post I bow to the expertise of Robert Wilkerson at Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

Just one small quote from his article "Happy Winter Solstice 2011":

Today is the beginning of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of Summer in the Southern. There is an old tradition that offers us two times when "the year begins," one at the Vernal Equinox, the other at the Autumnal. Perhaps that tradition came from explorers who saw the seasons flip between the Northern and Southern, going from the beginning of warm to the beginning of cold as they moved up and down the latitudes.

This is an excellent time for looking at what has ended, what is emerging, and making decisions about how we want to live in 2012. We up North have now reaped the harvest of what we've done and not done, and can figure out how we want to claim our power in 2012. In the Southern latitudes, you've finished your "Spring planting," and will now see how these labors will come to fulfillment over the next 90 days.

Whether North or South, keep following through on the emergent archetypes you've already begun to live, since this is the time to embrace personal power in some public way. Regardless of where we live, what follows explores elements we all can expect to experience over the next 13 weeks.

Wishing all of you the very best holiday season,

Marge

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