Australia in December 2020: themes from the sky
These are broad themes for Australia in December 2020, read from the chart cast when the Sun entered Mesha, from the country's founding chart and from any eclipse in the month. They describe tendencies in public life, not fixed events.
Mundane readings here stay with themes and timing windows. They say nothing about any public figure and do not try to name particular events.
The year chart (Mesha Sankranti)
- Cast for
- Lagna
- Makara (Capricorn)
- Lord of the year chart
- Shani (Saturn) in house 1
The solar year began on 14 April 2020, when the Sun entered Mesha. In the chart cast for that moment at Canberra, Capricorn was rising.
Saturn rules the rising sign and so sets the tone of the year's chart. It stands in the 1st house, which keeps the country as a whole and the general mood of its people in focus through the year.
Planets that stand out
Mars in the 1st house brings drive, quick decisions and some heat in debate to the country as a whole and the general mood of its people.
Jupiter in the 1st house brings growth, support and wider opportunity to the country as a whole and the general mood of its people.
Sun in the 4th house brings attention from the authorities and a push for order to land, housing, farming, the season's weather and the mood at home.
The founding chart
- Founded
- 1901-01-01
- Lagna
- Mesha (Aries)
- Moon sign
- Mesha (Aries)
The founding chart of Australia, 1 January 1901, has Aries rising and the Moon in Aries.
Shani (Saturn)
Saturn is in Capricorn: the 10th house from the founding chart's rising sign (governance, institutions and the country's standing in the world) and the 10th house from its Moon.
Saturn here tends to ask for patience, restructuring and careful budgets in these matters.
Guru (Jupiter)
Jupiter is in Capricorn: the 10th house from the founding chart's rising sign (governance, institutions and the country's standing in the world) and the 10th house from its Moon.
Jupiter here tends to support growth and sound planning in these matters.
Rahu
Rahu is in Taurus: the 2nd house from the founding chart's rising sign (national wealth, reserves, food supply and the tone of public speech) and the 2nd house from its Moon.
Rahu here tends to stir new ideas and fresh ambitions, along with some uncertainty.
Ketu
Ketu is in Scorpio: the 8th house from the founding chart's rising sign (shared resources, taxes, insurance and sudden shifts in public finances) and the 8th house from its Moon.
Ketu here tends to bring a review of old ways and a quieter, inward turn.
None of the slow planets changes sign in this period, so the themes above hold steady.
Planets changing sign
- Surya (Sun) enters Dhanu (Sagittarius)
On 16 December 2020 Sun moves into Sagittarius, the 9th house of the founding chart (higher learning, beliefs, long-distance travel and trade far afield).
The Sun's month puts the official side of these matters in the light.
- Mangal (Mars) enters Mesha (Aries)
On 24 December 2020 Mars moves into Aries, the 1st house of the founding chart (the country as a whole and the general mood of its people).
Mars here tends to speed things up and raise the temperature of public debate.
Eclipses
- Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse falls on 15 December 2020 in Scorpio, the 8th house of the founding chart (shared resources, taxes, insurance and sudden shifts in public finances).
The weeks around an eclipse are read as a time to review and finish rather than to launch new public ventures in the matters it touches.
General guidance from the Moon sign and the classical rules, not a personal reading and not medical, legal or financial advice. Your own choices remain yours. Read how to use these predictions.