Winter Solstice - Full Lunar Eclipse

Winter Solstice Full Lunar Eclipse

Today’s full lunar eclipse is on this shortest day of the year. This unusual planetary alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth (the Earth in the middle) last occurred in 1638. It next returns in 2094.

A Lunar eclipse is fine to look at with the naked eye unlike a Solar, of course. Lasting for two to three hours many people worldwide will see a blood red moon due to the recent eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia.

People in Europe and especially North America and Greenland will be able to witness the whole event due to the perfect geographical position.

It would be great to see but personally seeing is not believing; by which I mean even if I can’t see what is going on far above us I still believe we are influenced (somewhat) by the planets. So, to be aware of the potential astrological influence of this unusual occurrence is helpful.

This Full Lunar Eclipse is in the mutable, air sign Gemini so this full moon is focusing on intelligence, ideas, thoughts and communication. Mercury is Retrograde at the moment (Dec 10^th – 30^th although it can take a week either side for everything to settle and feel less disrupted). So it is a time for reflection - people are wise to think before they speak and act. Travel and communication disruption is even more obvious with Mercury Retrograde in Gemini with this Lunar Eclipse in Gemini.

This Gemini Lunar Eclipse is forming a mutable T-square with Jupiter and Uranus, which suggests revolutionary ideas, new thought patterns and approaches to situations. So the need for flexibility to adapt to changes is helpful.

Big events, new ideas, more action, important messages occur around Eclipses which herald change, so be prepared for the unexpected. Many people will be feeling an impatient, restlessness with a need for change, which is quite fitting with the New Year only a few weeks away.


Happy New Year to you all.