Horoscope For Today: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas! The stars tell an interesting story this year, as we celebrate the first Christmas of our lives with Pluto in Aquarius. As our world changes dramatically around us, it stands to reason that our holidays will, too. What can you expect today as you gather around the tree, open presents, and spend time with family?

In the early hours of the morning, the moon completes its transit through the peaceable sign of Libra before ingressing into darker territory at 3:07 AM EST. When the moon enters Scorpio, it immediately makes a square with Pluto at 0° Aquarius, reflecting an unsettling disconnect from our larger communities and an over-emphasis on our internal emotional worlds.

At 10:44 AM, around the time when most of North America will be awake and indulging in their second cups of coffee around the tree, the moon will make a sharp square to retrograde Mars in Leo at 3°. Tread carefully, especially if your family is the type to get the drinks flowing early on Christmas Day: this is prime time for reactivity and explosive anger.

Leonine pride and ego can very quickly transmute into rage if left unchecked, and with the warrior planet spinning retrograde, there is strong potential for misunderstandings. Try to keep conversation as light as possible, and channel your aggressive energy in more constructive ways, such as going for a brisk walk or challenging your relatives to a competitive board game.

At 11:58 AM, the sun and moon form a more pleasant sextile at 4°, diffusing the tension and highlighting the shared experiences of the men and women in your family. This represents a breakthrough moment in which you are likely to set aside your differences and show your love outwardly, putting thoughts and feelings into action. You may feel more gratitude towards the matriarch and patriarch of your family and make the intentional decision to honor them.

This time of year can bring out the sentimentality in the most jaded, disgruntled scrooge; you might find yourself feeling a lot more appreciation towards the elders in your life, especially if you don’t get to see them as often as you used to. Express your feelings of warmth and love to your parents and grandparents, acknowledging all they have done for you over the years.

How can you ensure that your Christmas is full of good tidings and cheer rather than family conflict? Read your forecast below, according to your rising sign.

Aries

Early this morning the moon ingresses into your eighth house, making a square with Pluto in your eleventh. You may find yourself in a darker mood than those around you, choosing to wallow in some good old-fashioned holiday melancholy. If you’re having a blue Christmas, it might extend to your larger social network, who will be feeling major shifts to your shared dynamic. Later, the moon’s square to retrograde Mars in your fifth house presents challenges as you attempt to balance your moodier inner world with the chaotic action around you—especially if there are small children running around. On the bright side, if you are given babysitting duty, the kids’ infectious joy might help remind you of what Christmas used to mean to you and bring you right out of your shell. You are the eternal child of the zodiac, after all. And when the moon makes a sextile to the sun in your tenth house just before noon, you’ll likely feel more liberated and confident, ready to take charge of any frustrating obstacles that come your way over the course of the day.

Taurus

In the early morning hours, the moon makes its way into your seventh house, where it immediately squares off with Pluto in your tenth, reflecting the tension between your partner and your public role. If you’ve invited your person home for the holidays for the first time, they might feel a little alienated as you take center stage, catching up with relatives and dominating the social sphere. You might be expected to take total control of the holiday events—or a recent career boost might make you particularly popular amongst your naysaying relatives, who never believed you could do it. Later, the moon squares retrograde Mars in your fourth house, bringing further conflicts between your partner and your family, who may find each other off-putting or simply feel awkward. Right before noon, the moon forms a sextile to the sun in your ninth house, at which point your family is likely to hold more receptive energy towards your partner, especially if you both hold your own rich cultural and religious traditions. An openness to respect one another is likely to be present as you find common ground.

Gemini

Early this morning, the moon ingresses into your sixth house and squares Pluto in your ninth, suggesting that your typical daily routine will be disrupted by the societal or familial expectation to engage in religious traditions, especially if your family is particularly devout. If you’ve told them ahead of time that you’d rather sleep in than attend Christmas morning mass, you might find them trying to sway you anyway. Set clear boundaries and ensure they’re being respected. Later, when the moon squares off against retrograde Mars in your third house, you are likely to feel constricted by the limitations of your local community. If your hometown only has one stoplight and no Starbucks within walking distance, you might be feeling the urge to escape. Hang in there: right before noon, the moon sextiles the sun in your eighth house, delivering potentially positive news relating to your investments, shared resources, and debts. You could also find some extra cash in your card from Grandma, too.

Cancer

Before dawn the moon will make its way into your fifth house and square off against Pluto in your eighth, reflecting conflicts and challenges between the way you seek fun and pleasure with the darker narrative your social group is pushing. You might just want to take a day off from doom-scrolling and relax with your family, but the pressure to join your friends in their pity party might be strong. The general mood in your group chat is probably going to be a bit of a bummer, with long-distance friends complaining about their families and hometowns. Later, however, when the moon squares retrograde Mars in your second house, you’ll have your own issues to deal with: a fight might break out surrounding money, values, and children. If a cousin announces an unexpected pregnancy they can’t realistically afford, or suggests that the cost of Montessori preschool might actually be worth it for the higher-quality education, a more traditionalist relative is almost certainly going to offer their unsolicited opinion. Fortunately, around noon the moon forms a sextile with the sun in your seventh house, giving you a reprieve from the drama circling you on all sides: your best friend or partner might come through with a text that reminds you just how valued and loved you are.

Leo

In the hours before dawn the moon begins its transit through your fourth house, where it will quickly square Pluto in your seventh and trigger misunderstandings between your family of origin and your beloved. If this is your first year bringing your partner home to meet your family, don’t be surprised if there is some pushback: this person is unlikely to fit into their preconstructed ideal and they may project their anger onto your loved one, instead of you, for daring to distract you from the path they believed was best for you. Stand your ground and do not be intimidated by the opinions of those around you. If you are secure in your relationship, that is all that matters; they will be grafted into your family over time if the fates allow. Later this morning, the moon squares off with retrograde Mars in your first house, priming you for anger and tempting you to go into attack mode: avoid this at all costs, unless you want to drive your family further from you on an emotional level. Right before noon, the moon’s sextile to the sun in your sixth house distracts everyone with the expected hustle and bustle and encourages everyone to be cooperative as you clean up the wrapping paper, prepare dinner, and help the kids learn how to play with their new toys. Keep yourself busy and you won’t have as much time to dwell on the negative aspects of the day.

Virgo

Early morning brings the moon’s ingress into your third house, where it immediately squares off against Pluto in your sixth, bringing challenges with your extended family, who may desire emotional vulnerability and closeness even as you choose to be standoffish and set your mind to productive and practical tasks around the house instead. There is a sense of self-imposed alienation from your local community, which you feel is disruptive to the new rhythms of work you have begun integrating into your life. Take the family dog for a walk if you need to get a breath of fresh air and get away from the toxicity for a brief period. Soon after, the moon’s square with retrograde Mars in your twelfth house triggers your addictive and escapist impulses: if your family is the type to start drinking early in the day, be cautious. It’s important to discern whether you’re indulging simply because you’re full of holiday cheer or because you’re trying to self-medicate some unprocessed trauma. Later, when the moon sextiles the sun in your fifth house, your sense of joy and creativity is newly invigorated, especially if your nieces and nephews come around. There is nothing quite like the excitement of a child on Christmas morning to remind you what is truly important in life.

Libra

In the hours before dawn, the moon makes its way into your second house, where it will quickly square Pluto in your fifth, signifying your desire for luxury and nice things—and the sacrifices you inevitably have to make to ensure you get them. Some of you who previously desired children will be conflicted upon seeing nieces and nephews at their most hyper and unhinged, viewing babies as a deterrent to financial freedom; others will have the opposite reaction, rapidly oscillating from “proudly childfree” to harboring a secret desire to bring new life into the world. Later, the moon squares off against retrograde Mars in your eleventh, stirring up drama in your wider social network that might strike you as, admittedly, too deep to get into on Christmas morning. Truth be told, today your focus is on money and how you can leverage it to have more fun, and it’s okay to desire abundance—within reason. Before noon, the moon’s sextile to the sun in your fourth house shines a light on your family and their potential resources: broach the topic of starting a podcast with your sister, or ask your cousin if they wouldn’t mind designing the logo for your new business.

Scorpio

Early this morning, the moon ingresses into your first house, where it forms a square with Pluto in your fourth, kicking off a series of conflicts between your personal autonomy and the people who made up your origin story. As the dynamics of your family change drastically, you may struggle to find your place within the narrative. Don’t be discouraged. You hold tremendous power and influence, even over your elders, and at this point your advice may be valued more than you think—even if there appears to be resistance at first. Later, when the moon squares off against retrograde Mars in your tenth house, your fierce individualism will occupy the conversation for some time and you may find yourself scapegoated. However, the energy shifts before noon, when the moon forms a sextile to the sun in your third house, gifting you with a more agreeable communication style that will resonate with your extended family. If you have siblings or cousins living nearby, this is a good time to invite them over, once the drama has died down considerably.

Sagittarius

With the moon ingressing into your twelfth house in the hours before dawn, and immediately squaring off against Pluto in your third, you can expect a pervasive, nagging sense of loneliness even if you are amongst your siblings and extended family. Those of you who weren’t able to go back home for Christmas would do well to accept invites from kindly neighbors who wish to welcome you into their space. It might not be your style, but it’s time to accept assistance and assume that other people’s intentions might be good. Later this morning, the moon squares retrograde Mars in your ninth house, triggering a crisis of faith of sorts: while you might prefer to stay home, you might find yourself coerced into participating in religious traditions you don’t necessarily align with anymore. The opposite is also possible, for those of you who have found comfort in spiritual practices that your family doesn’t really understand. Around noon, when the moon sextiles the sun in your second house, you might find yourself suddenly motivated to change your perspective on what you truly value in life, thanks to a meditative or spiritual experience: you will find yourself more willing to work hard to earn money in silence, rather than in the public eye.

Capricorn

Before dawn, the moon shifts into your eleventh house and promptly squares off against Pluto in your second, indicating your emotional capacity for socializing with a broad spectrum of people—and the limitations that your new financial outlook are placing on you. Whether you’ve committed to a highly rigid budget or adopted minimalism as a philosophy, as you head into 2025 you’ll inevitably have to turn down more invites with your friends. Those of you who are spending Christmas morning with your found family rather than your blood relatives will be especially conflicted, as opportunities to spend seemingly arise out of nowhere. Later in the morning, the moon’s square to retrograde Mars in your eighth house triggers arguments about money and shared resources. Keep your cool and don’t let anyone pressure you into anything. Your commitment to your values will, ironically, inspire others: before noon, the moon’s sextile to the sun in your first house highlights your positive qualities.

Aquarius

The moon enters your tenth house in the early morning hours, and immediately squares off with Pluto in your first, magnifying your importance this Christmas morning. You are the star of the show this year. Whether you moved away for the first time this year or your status as the cool childfree wine aunt has been solidified for a decade now, you’ll come bearing gifts and your presence—which is as much a present to your loved ones as anything money can buy. If you are bringing a partner home, you can expect to fight off some of the typical “when are you getting married?” questions from your well-intentioned aunts and uncles when the moon squares retrograde Mars in your seventh house. And when the moon sextiles the sun in your twelfth house just before noon, you might be tempted to self-medicate with alcohol or hide out with the pets in another room. Rather than going into hermit mode, try to tactfully explain your feelings. Under this energy, your loved ones will be more willing to listen.

Pisces

Early this morning, the moon ingresses into your ninth house and forms a square with Pluto in your twelfth. While your emotional desire for sentimental religious and cultural tradition remains, you will want to be alone for the experience, or at least somewhat detached. Wake up before the rest of the house to meditate or pray before the chaos of Christmas morning begins. Later this morning, the moon’s square to retrograde Mars in your sixth house further emphasizes your current dislike of anything practical or routine: you’re lost in your own dream world, having spiritual awakenings that you don’t necessarily feel the need to share with the class. The good news? This won’t last forever. If you make use of this monk-like energy effectively in the morning, you’ll be primed for the moon’s sextile to the sun in your eleventh house just before noon, at which point you’ll be prepared to joyfully invite your larger social circle into your spiritual space.