Capricorn season begins on December 22 this 12 months, the day after the winter solstice, and the day earlier than the brand new moon in Capricorn. As astrology knowledgeable Imani Quinn tells mbg, this power is setting us up actually properly to seek out some grounding amid a doubtlessly hectic time of 12 months. (Hey, vacation stress!)

Capricorn is the final earth signal of the astrological 12 months, and Caps are finest identified for his or her propensity to work exhausting, obtain success, and maintain themselves to a excessive normal. This implies we will all anticipate to do some digging into what success appears wish to us, and the way we will get ourselves there, within the coming weeks.

Nevertheless, we’re additionally going to have two large planetary gamers in retrograde throughout this 12 months’s Capricorn season, Quinn tells mbg: Mercury, from December 28 to January 18, and Mars (which has been retrograde since late October) till January 12. With each Mercury and Mars in retrograde, there might be a concentrate on reflecting and refining, however we might begin to really feel a bit impatient.

Quinn explains that this density will begin to dissipate as soon as each planets are again on their direct routes, and that is after we can truly begin placing our reflections into motion. “So it should be a number of the grunt work in direction of the issues we wish to see come into fruition, and it will not be till the top of January that the power’s going to loosen up,” she provides.

Fortunately, although, Capricorn is all the time up for any job, and its grounding, sensible power won’t solely assist us see what must be addressed however apply the constructions and traditions that may finest help us. This groundedness can even be notably useful through the vacation season, which is all about construction and custom in its personal means, Quinn notes.