Leo Horoscope for December 2025

This is another month, Leo, when all three outer planets are again invoked, as took place in the recent New Moon that governs the first almost three weeks of December. The transformation of your relationship dynamic continues, which of course could also involve changes in your partner as well as in your partnership approach. The Neptune-Saturn conjunction is once again featured, which affects your evolving worldview, plus partnership issues, as a rather unique amalgam of spiritually earth-detached and yet simultaneously practical and earth-oriented considerations. For you, this comes into the relationship picture as well, emphasizing idealism plus commitment regarding partnership agreements. Your social scene continues to be energized and full of surprises, plus unexpected revelations that affect also your philosophical outlook. This month has a lot to offer, and this includes your evolving sense of your own creativity, apart from the influence of others around your or consensus thinking, and better comprehending the very roots of your being. Continuing from last month, family is again highlighted. In December’s first week, as your creative self-expression is emphasized, there is tension and a sense of hang-ups left over from the distant past coming, renewed, into consciousness. This latter could be arising essentially for the purpose of healing these old issues and moving into a further stage of your personal evolution. You are sensing, along with your productivity, the value of what you bring as impacting the larger circles surrounding you of community and world. The Sagittarius New Moon of December 19th brings all of these matters to a head with an intention to kick old habit patterns that seem out of date and self-defeating in order to embrace ones that are more novel, relevant, and currently fulfilling.

The following was written by our in-house astrologer, Leslie Benson.

Previous New Moon – from November 19th
December’s story opens in the echo of the Scorpio New Moon from November 19th, governing the first three weeks of the current month. This activated your fourth sector of home, inner foundations, ancestry, and emotional roots. This potent New Moon was conjunct Mercury’s Cazimi and formed a grand kite with Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, and Uranus in Taurus directly opposed to the recent New Moon, so that volatile social situations persist, while the lunation cycle that it began may have brought with it a moment of striking inner clarity that survives into December. Something subtle yet unmistakable has likely surfaced within your private life, revealing a deeper truth about what supports you and what no longer feels like it fits. As the month begins, these insights continue to ripen, sharpening awareness of the inner patterns that shape your sense of belonging. This period invites a renewed relationship with your internal landscape and the emotional soil from which your vitality grows.

Mercury Direct and Recovering, since November 29th
Mercury’s station direct on November 29th marked a gentle turn from inward listening toward clearer outward expression, though its full integration unfolds over the first half of December. As Mercury retraces its steps in Scorpio, re-entering Sagittarius on December 11th, your creative voice could regain steadiness. Your fourth sector of home and family remains engaged as you process recent emotional truths, yet once Mercury crosses into your fifth sector of self-expression, creative ideas may return with warmth and coherence. Mercury only escapes its post-retrograde shadow in mid-December, on the 16th.

Gemini Full Moon – December 4th
The Gemini Full Moon illuminates your eleventh sector of community, aspirations, and human networks. This culmination may highlight the connections that nourish your growth and those that ask for recalibration. Conversations with friends or collaborators may feel revealing, offering perspective on how your creative expression or personal goals fit within a broader vision. With Mercury still recovering, there may be small misunderstandings or shifting dynamics, yet the Full Moon encourages clarity about the groups you choose and the shared dreams that inspire you. You may feel called to refine boundaries or adjust your involvement to reflect what feels true now.

Jupiter Trine Saturn – Ongoing Through Mid-December
Since mid-October, Jupiter in Cancer has been forming a supportive trine with Saturn in Pisces, engaging your twelfth and eighth sectors of inner work and personal transformation. This harmonious dialogue invites both release and restructuring. You may notice a growing trust in the intuitive wisdom that surfaces in quiet moments, along with a clearer understanding of what emotional commitments truly sustain you. This trine supports the maturation of inner resilience, blending grounded insight with subtle spiritual growth. Even if the process feels understated, something long-lasting may be fortified within you during this time.

Sun, Mars, and Venus Square Saturn–Neptune Throughout the Month
Throughout the month, the Sun, Mars, and Venus in late Sagittarius all form squares to Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, preceding each of these planet’s ingress into Capricorn. For you, these tensions activate the relationship between your fifth sector of creativity and self-expression and your eighth sector of depth, intimacy, and shared emotional terrain. Inspiration may feel diffuse at times, or relationships may ask for clearer boundaries. These squares encourage careful navigation rather than decisive leaps, inviting you to refine your instincts around emotional vulnerability, creative risk-taking, and the energetic exchanges you participate in.

Neptune Stations Direct – December 10th
Neptune’s direct station in your eighth sector may heighten sensitivity around shared resources, psychological material, or the subtler dimensions of intimacy. The week or so around this time invites gentleness, encouraging emotional transparency and honest reflection. This can feel like a subtle turning point, one that calls for deep trust in your intuition as you navigate complexities that are not entirely visible yet. Let your inner knowing guide your next steps.

Mars Square Neptune – December 12th to the 15th
This is the first inner planet to enter Capricorn and as it does, square (in particular) Neptune in the last or anaretic degree of Pisces, perched right on the edge of your first house of higher mind, beliefs, and worldview. With Mars in square alignment, this might be a time when Neptune’s numinous qualities enter into your awareness, and your belief-set, in a dramatic way.

Mars Enters Capricorn – December 14th
Mars enters Capricorn on December 14th, activating your sixth sector of health, daily rhythms, and the practical structures that support your vitality. This shift may motivate you to refine routines or commit to habits that strengthen your physical and emotional well-being. If there are areas or tasks that can tend to feel scattered, this transit can bring more focus, allowing you to move with greater efficiency. This is an ideal time to anchor into self-care, engaging your willpower with steadiness and intention.

Sagittarius New Moon – December 19th
The Sagittarius New Moon of December 19th opens a new cycle in your fifth sector of creativity, passion, romance, and inner radiance. Arriving conjunct Venus, this lunation may spark a renewed desire for artistic expression or rekindle a form of play that feels deeply aligned with your heart. Your work, too, is deepened. Internal wounding might come up for study and eventual healing. With ongoing squares to Saturn and Neptune, there is an invitation to balance inspiration with discernment, allowing your creative urges to evolve into something both grounded and meaningful. What begins now could unfold gradually into the new year.

Sun Enters Capricorn – December 21st
The Sun enters Capricorn on December 21st, marking the Capricorn Solstice and drawing your attention again to your sixth sector of service and day-to-day preoccupations. This shift illuminates the practical foundations of your life, highlighting where renewal or refinement is needed. You may notice a desire to streamline your workload or create more spaciousness in your daily routines. The Capricorn Solstice offers an anchor point in the yearly cycle, inviting reflection on how your inner commitments align with your outward efforts.

Venus Enters Capricorn – December 24th
Venus, having squared Saturn and Neptune in the foregoing days, enters Capricorn on December 24th, bringing warmth and harmony to your sixth sector of wellness and day-to-day habitual practices; this also affects your sense of higher mind spirituality and career choices. This transit may improve relational dynamics at work or support the rebalancing of commitments and expectations. There is a quiet encouragement to treat yourself gently as the year comes to a close. Your body, energy levels, and creative process benefit from a pace that honors care, consistency, and presence.

Leo Horoscope for December 2025

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