2024 is nearly here, and with a new year comes new astrology! We’re going to review the most important transits coming in the new year; let’s get to it.
We’re still at the start of this transit, which continues throughout the year. As a slow planet, Pluto in Aquarius lasts until 2044. As the planet of transformation, it can bring major changes impacting the future, our hopes and dreams, the masses, innovation, and invention.
This is the start of a whole new Pluto cycle, and we’re forging ahead into the next era.
However, before Pluto is fully done with Aquarius, it’ll have one last hurrah in Capricorn. The entire time Pluto is in Capricorn in 2024, it’s anaretic.
There are 30 degrees in every zodiac sign, and 29 degrees is the very last degree. This is called the anaretic degree, and this is a supercharged position.
Anaretic Pluto in Capricorn means we can see massive, major changes impacting governments, institutions, corporations, countries, and careers. Some may experience extreme all-time highs, while others can crash and burn in a fiery blaze.
This can be strongest around Pluto direct, which is October 11th, 2024. Pluto retrograde comes to an end at the anaretic degree in Capricorn, and there can be a lot of pressure on where we’re going and what we’ve built so far.
Responsibilities can weigh heavily; if we haven’t done things the right way and for the right reasons, we can suffer. It’s important to be ethical, considerate, disciplined, and mature.
But Pluto isn’t the only big anaretic planet in 2024. Neptune will be anaretic in Pisces from June 2nd to September 3rd and will turn retrograde on July 2nd anaretic.
Neptune isn’t as intense as Pluto, but it is foggy and likes to obscure our view, so we may have trouble seeing what’s right in front of us, and important information might be hidden from us. Hard Neptune can also bring our cruelty if we lack compassion and empathy.
With Neptune, having a solid connection to your intuition is important, as this can help you out of murky waters. Digging into your subconscious to release and work through karmic baggage is also helpful.
We need to be flexible with any goals we set with the new year and be willing to adjust as we change our minds or circumstances change. Embrace optimism about situations and see if that helps you out.
This brings fantastic energy for Aquarius, and we can work on changes, get closer to our dreams, expand our social circle, benefit from friends, and be more charitable.
Libra is the sign of relationships, partnerships, alliances, and compromises so that the Lunar Eclipse can focus on these things. Some grow closer with healthy connections, and others grow distant with unhealthy ones.
Being balanced and keeping the peace is important with this eclipse to maintain focus and stability, so we have to keep that in mind as well.
Traditionally, Mercury retrograde is a time when we feel off, little things can go wrong, and communication is dreadful. We can experience setbacks, delays, and failures.
But this time, thanks to the Aries Solar Eclipse, this Mercury retrograde might be hugely focused on second chances. Anything you want another shot at, this could be the time of year to go for it.
In Aries, we can take the initiative with what we want, and can push forward, take the lead, and can make use of our energy and enthusiasm. Onward!
Gemini is an active sign and is a sign of the mind. This is something Jupiter likes as Jupiter is a planet of the mind, and we can come up with lots of new ideas, work on plans, gather information, get advice, share knowledge and news, and learn.
There’s just one problem – Jupiter is the natural ruling planet for Sagittarius, which is the sign opposing Gemini, so there can be some weaker energy for Jupiter in Gemini.
There can be some struggles with expansion as we’re more focused on the little picture, and we may have to work harder to connect to the big picture. We may think small when we should think big, and vice versa.
We may need to work on issues around expansion, experiencing life, and removing blocks that are getting in the way. This can open us up more.
Hard Neptune in Pisces is an illusion, delusion, and vulnerability, and we must work to protect ourselves and others better.
Grounding ourselves can go a long way, and forging a strong connection to our intuition and spiritual selves.
We can also benefit from more time to rest, as this can be draining. We can take more time for ourselves, and imagination can be strong.
With the Full Moon anaretic, we can feel pushed to take action immediately while we still have the chance. We can rush to see developments and get results and want to hurry to the end.
With this being the second Full Moon in a row in Capricorn, developments with the July Full Moon can tie into the June Full Moon. Something can begin to come to an end in June but isn’t fully over until July; results from work can start to be seen in June but don’t fully materialize until July.
This can also be a slightly overwhelming time for responsibilities and feeling restricted, so we likely need to ensure we’re taking care of ourselves and getting the necessary breaks.
Starting in Virgo puts Mercury in one of the signs it rules, and Virgo can be stressed out, overwhelmed, and rundown. We must ensure we’re not taking too much on and have scheduled breaks.
In Leo, we can have little patience for any work and want to get away to play. This means we don’t get as much done and can be a little dramatic about it.
Time to relax, a vacation, or some extra time for your hobbies can be helpful. Connect to your heart, and find joy.
There can be some deep releasing, some focusing on karma and some understanding of the past with this eclipse. This is especially strong with the eclipse conjunct Neptune in Pisces.
Saturn is also in Pisces for this eclipse, though it isn’t conjunct with the eclipse. Still, Saturn can make it important to work through baggage and issues in a smart, healthy, disciplined way and to tackle the lessons we need to learn.
We can enter into new partnerships and alliances, meet new people, make new compromises, and mediate and negotiate.
Pluto direct comes just nine days later and is anaretic all month, so it’s especially important to maintain peace, be diplomatic, and find common ground with this eclipse to avoid the chaos and bloodshed of Pluto this month.
This can be a good time to pick back up old ideas and plans, to go places we’ve been to before, to relearn or reteach something, or to reconnect with optimism.
This retrograde starts at about the same spot as the Mercury direct on New Year’s Day so that developments can tie together from the start of the year to November, and we may have similar focuses.
Mars retrograde can bring struggles with energy and drive. We can have a hard time taking action with what we want, being assertive, or taking the lead, and there can be more frustration, fights, and violence.
We have to find a new, different way to take action and be more open to compromise to make things happen. In Leo, we need to reconnect with our hearts and bring joy to our lives.
Everyone gets access to this energy, but since it’s in your sign, you’re the one who is most likely to take that second chance. Focus on what you’d like to try again with, and see how you can make that happen.
You can make sudden progress, have opportunities come your way out of the blue, and make changes that open up your life in new ways. Don’t fight the sudden energy or that it might be outside of your comfort zone a little bit, and go for it.
You can embark on a whole new journey for your life or start a new project that opens new doors for you. Be open, positive, and smart.
You can be enthusiastic and positive and want to pursue new ventures. Since you’re ruled by the Moon, this is extra strong for you, and you can feel motivated.
You need to have more patience with other people and go easy on both them and yourself. Try to have a healthy outlet for aggravation, and focus on something you can take a second chance with.
Make sure you have a healthy outlet for stress going into this retrograde, and make sure you schedule room for breaks to relax and decompress. Take care of yourself, and this can go a long way.
It’d been eighteen years since the last Solar Eclipse in your sign before the Solar Eclipse in October of 2023, and this second Solar Eclipse in your sign is the last for another nine years. That means don’t miss out on this while you have the chance.
Use the previous Libra Solar Eclipse to prepare and recharge, and then hit the ground running with the New Moon in your sign. Take the lead and make it happen.
Try to give yourself a break, and have patience as you deal with the little things that pop up. Focus this energy on a second chance since that can be successful now.
You’ve been working hard and smart for years, especially in the last year or two, with Pluto coming to the end of your sign. The Full Moon can trigger massive developments and important culminations.
Pluto is also anaretic in your sign, though not at the same time as this Full Moon. What you’re working on with the Full Moon can tie into what you’re focused on while Pluto is anaretic, and there can be something finalized, finished, and coming to an end.
Work on taking some control, finding personal power, and transforming what you can this year. Start right away, and you can stay in control of Pluto and not get pushed around.
There can be major developments, culminations, and results with this eclipse, and you can get emotional from everything that’s happening, but this can be a good thing. Take care of your needs as things progress so you remain calm and stable.
Remember, you can use the free astrology calendar to keep track of the astrology every month, and don’t forget your horoscope for more guidance.
Good luck!