Moon & Seasons Calendar
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Moon & Seasons 2079
Moon phases. Moon phases are calculated from the Moon's and Sun's positions and shown in your time zone. Full moon names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac, which draws on Algonquin and other Native American names as well as Colonial American and European folklore; they follow Northern Hemisphere seasons.
Wheel of the Year. The solstices and equinoxes are calculated for your time zone. The four fire festivals use their traditional dates, with the astronomical midpoint (when the Sun is halfway between solstice and equinox) given in the notes. Ostara, Litha and Mabon are modern pagan names, given in the 1970s.
Astrology. Sign seasons begin when the Sun enters each sign of the tropical zodiac. A cazimi is the moment a classical planet (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn) is exactly in line with the Sun. Aspects are exact conjunctions (0°), squares (90°), trines (120°) and oppositions (180°) between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Times are in your time zone. Checked against NASA JPL’s Horizons system for 1900–02, 2020–27 and 2097–99, they came within 15 minutes for sign seasons and cazimis, and within 95 minutes for the slow-planet aspects, which move so slowly against each other that a tiny difference in position adds up to a long time.
Celtic fire festivals. Traditional Irish customs around the fire festivals, which begin on the evening before.
East Asian lunar festivals. Calculated from the Chinese lunisolar calendar in China time. Korea and Vietnam use the same calendar, but their dates can occasionally differ by a day.
Hindu festivals. Dates for New Delhi, following the Drik Panchang almanac; they can differ by a day in other places and traditions. Listed for 2026–2030.
Christian holidays. Western (Catholic and Protestant) dates. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the church’s full moon on or after March 21; that full moon comes from fixed tables, not the sky, so it can be a day or two away from the real one in the Moon phases. The holidays from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost move with Easter. Orthodox churches usually keep Easter on a later Sunday.
Jewish holidays. Calculated from the Hebrew calendar. Each holiday begins at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
Islamic holidays. Expected dates from the Umm al-Qura calendar. Actual dates can move by a day depending on the sighting of the new moon, and differ between countries. Each begins at sundown on the evening before.
World & goddess festivals. Folk festivals and days connected to goddesses in our encyclopedia.
Hindu festival dates are currently listed for 2026โ2030 only.
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January 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 New Moon 6:51 AM | 4 | 5 | 6 Epiphany | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 First Quarter 6:30 PM | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Mercury cazimi 6:47 AM |
| 15 Saturn cazimi 12:15 AM | 16 | 17 Wolf Moon 11:08 AM | 18 | 19 Aquarius season 10:35 PM | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 Last Quarter 9:48 PM | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 Brigid's Eve |
- 6 Jan Epiphany. The visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus; the end of the twelve days of Christmas.
- 14 Jan Mercury cazimi (6:47 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 15 Jan Saturn cazimi (12:15 AM). Saturn is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 17 Jan Wolf Moon (11:08 AM). Named for wolves heard howling in the cold of midwinter.
- 19 Jan Aquarius season (10:35 PM). The Sun moves into Aquarius, beginning Aquarius season.
- 31 Jan Brigid's Eve. Oíche Fhéile Bríde: rush crosses are woven, and a cloth or ribbon is left outside for Brigid to bless.
February 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 New Moon 11:36 PM Imbolc St Brigid's Day | 2 Lunar New Year Festa de Iemanjá | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 First Quarter 3:12 AM | 10 | 11 Uranus opposite Neptune 12:16 PM |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Snow Moon 11:46 PM | 16 Lantern Festival | 17 Saturn opposite Neptune 5:27 PM | 18 Pisces season 12:28 PM |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Last Quarter 7:25 PM | 24 | 25 |
| 26 Saturn conjunct Uranus 9:31 PM | 27 | 28 |
- 1 Feb Imbolc. The first stirrings of spring, sacred to Brigid and honored with candles and rush crosses. Astronomical Imbolc: 02/03/2079, 4:43 PM. Learn more
- 1 Feb St Brigid's Day. Lá Fhéile Bríde, the feast of Ireland's St Brigid, whose traditions blend with those of the goddess. Learn more
- 2 Feb Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival begins the Year of the Pig, with family feasts, red envelopes and fireworks.
- 2 Feb Festa de Iemanjá. In Salvador, Bahia, crowds in white bring flowers and gifts to the sea for Iemanjá. Learn more
- 11 Feb Uranus opposite Neptune (12:16 PM). Uranus and Neptune are exactly 180° apart. Exact 9 times as one of them moves back and forth: 03/06/2078, 06/06/2078, 02/11/2079, 07/08/2079, 01/23/2080, 08/04/2080, 01/04/2081, 09/04/2081, 12/13/2081; this is number 3.
- 15 Feb Snow Moon (11:46 PM). Named for the heavy snows that often fall in February.
- 16 Feb Lantern Festival. The first full moon of the lunar year, celebrated with glowing lanterns and riddles.
- 17 Feb Saturn opposite Neptune (5:27 PM). Saturn and Neptune are exactly 180° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 02/17/2079, 07/23/2079, 12/24/2079; this is number 1.
- 18 Feb Pisces season (12:28 PM). The Sun moves into Pisces, beginning Pisces season.
- 26 Feb Saturn conjunct Uranus (9:31 PM). Saturn and Uranus are exactly at the same degree of the zodiac. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 02/26/2079, 08/31/2079, 10/21/2079; this is number 1.
March 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mercury cazimi 4:16 AM Matronalia | 2 Jupiter square Pluto 4:22 PM | 3 New Moon 1:49 PM | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Ash Wednesday | 9 | 10 First Quarter 10:38 AM | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Worm Moon 1:46 PM Purim | 18 |
| 19 | 20 Ostara 11:00 AM Aries season 11:00 AM | 21 Guanyin's birthday | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Last Quarter 3:47 PM |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1 Mar Mercury cazimi (4:16 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 1 Mar Matronalia. Roman festival of Juno Lucina, when husbands gave gifts to their wives. Learn more
- 2 Mar Jupiter square Pluto (4:22 PM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 03/02/2079, 06/22/2079, 10/31/2079; this is number 1.
- 8 Mar Ash Wednesday. The first day of Lent, the forty days of fasting and prayer before Easter; many are marked with ashes.
- 17 Mar Worm Moon (1:46 PM). Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that appear as the ground thaws.
- 17 Mar Purim. Celebrating Esther's rescue of the Jewish people, with costumes, gifts and a reading of the Megillah. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 20 Mar Ostara (11:00 AM). Spring equinox. Day and night in balance as spring begins. The name comes from Bede's Eostre, a goddess of spring.
- 20 Mar Aries season (11:00 AM). The Sun moves into Aries, beginning Aries season.
- 21 Mar Guanyin's birthday. Celebrated on the 19th day of the second lunar month. Learn more
April 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 New Moon 1:31 AM | 3 | 4 Qingming | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 First Quarter 5:45 PM |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 Pink Moon 5:03 AM Palm Sunday Passover | 17 | 18 | 19 Taurus season 9:30 PM | 20 Maundy Thursday | 21 Good Friday | 22 |
| 23 Easter | 24 Last Quarter 9:16 AM Mazu's birthday | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 May Eve Walpurgis Night |
- 4 Apr Qingming. Tomb-Sweeping Day, when families tend their ancestors' graves and enjoy the spring.
- 16 Apr Pink Moon (5:03 AM). Named for the pink wild ground phlox, one of the first flowers of spring.
- 16 Apr Palm Sunday. Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, when crowds laid palm branches in his path; the start of Holy Week.
- 16 Apr Passover. Pesach remembers the exodus from Egypt, beginning with the Seder meal. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 19 Apr Taurus season (9:30 PM). The Sun moves into Taurus, beginning Taurus season.
- 20 Apr Maundy Thursday. The Last Supper, Jesus’s final meal with his disciples.
- 21 Apr Good Friday. The crucifixion of Jesus.
- 23 Apr Easter. The resurrection of Jesus, the oldest and most important Christian festival.
- 24 Apr Mazu's birthday. Celebrated on the 23rd day of the third lunar month with processions, especially in Taiwan and Fujian. Learn more
- 30 Apr May Eve. Oíche Bhealtaine: hawthorn and May flowers are hung at doors, and fires are lit to welcome summer.
- 30 Apr Walpurgis Night. Bonfires across northern and central Europe on the eve of May Day.
May 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 New Moon 10:58 AM Beltane | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 First Quarter 1:38 AM Mercury cazimi 7:58 PM | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 Flower Moon 8:59 PM | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Gemini season 8:09 PM |
| 21 | 22 | 23 Last Quarter 11:16 PM | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 New Moon 6:42 PM | 31 |
- 1 May Beltane. The start of summer in the Gaelic year, celebrated with bonfires, flowers and maypoles. Astronomical Beltane: 05/05/2079, 7:21 AM.
- 8 May Mercury cazimi (7:58 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 15 May Flower Moon (8:59 PM). Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.
- 20 May Gemini season (8:09 PM). The Sun moves into Gemini, beginning Gemini season.
June 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ascension Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 Dragon Boat Festival | 5 Shavuot | 6 First Quarter 11:19 AM | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 Pentecost | 12 | 13 | 14 Strawberry Moon 12:40 PM | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Litha 3:49 AM Cancer season 3:49 AM | 22 Last Quarter 9:57 AM Jupiter square Pluto 6:29 PM | 23 Midsummer Eve | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 New Moon 1:32 AM | 30 |
- 1 Jun Ascension Day. Forty days after Easter: Jesus’s ascension into heaven.
- 4 Jun Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat races and sticky rice dumplings, remembering the poet Qu Yuan.
- 5 Jun Shavuot. The festival of weeks, celebrating the giving of the Torah and the wheat harvest. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 11 Jun Pentecost. Fifty days after Easter: the Holy Spirit coming down on the apostles.
- 14 Jun Strawberry Moon (12:40 PM). Named for the wild strawberries ready for gathering in June.
- 21 Jun Litha (3:49 AM). Summer solstice. The longest day, at the height of the Sun's power. Litha is an old English name for the midsummer months.
- 21 Jun Cancer season (3:49 AM). The Sun moves into Cancer, beginning Cancer season.
- 22 Jun Jupiter square Pluto (6:29 PM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 03/02/2079, 06/22/2079, 10/31/2079; this is number 2.
- 23 Jun Midsummer Eve. Midsommarafton in Sweden: maypoles, flower crowns and dancing, always on a Friday between June 19 and 25.
July 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 First Quarter 11:32 PM Mars cazimi 1:18 AM Mercury cazimi 5:36 PM | 6 | 7 | 8 Uranus opposite Neptune 1:40 PM |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Buck Moon 3:25 AM | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Last Quarter 5:55 PM | 22 Leo season 2:42 PM |
| 23 Saturn opposite Neptune 10:14 AM | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 New Moon 8:34 AM Venus cazimi 3:34 AM | 29 |
| 30 Reek Sunday | 31 |
- 5 Jul Mars cazimi (1:18 AM). Mars is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 5 Jul Mercury cazimi (5:36 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 8 Jul Uranus opposite Neptune (1:40 PM). Uranus and Neptune are exactly 180° apart. Exact 9 times as one of them moves back and forth: 03/06/2078, 06/06/2078, 02/11/2079, 07/08/2079, 01/23/2080, 08/04/2080, 01/04/2081, 09/04/2081, 12/13/2081; this is number 4.
- 14 Jul Buck Moon (3:25 AM). Named for the new antlers growing on male deer in July.
- 22 Jul Leo season (2:42 PM). The Sun moves into Leo, beginning Leo season.
- 23 Jul Saturn opposite Neptune (10:14 AM). Saturn and Neptune are exactly 180° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 02/17/2079, 07/23/2079, 12/24/2079; this is number 2.
- 28 Jul Venus cazimi (3:34 AM). Venus is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 30 Jul Reek Sunday. Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, a custom thought to continue the ancient Lughnasa gatherings.
August 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Lughnasadh | 2 | 3 Qixi | 4 First Quarter 2:29 PM | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Sturgeon Moon 5:01 PM |
| 13 Nemoralia | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 Last Quarter 12:01 AM | 21 Mercury cazimi 3:35 PM | 22 Virgo season 10:04 PM | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 New Moon 5:04 PM |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Saturn conjunct Uranus 5:04 AM |
- 1 Aug Lughnasadh. The first harvest, named for the Irish god Lugh; in England, Lammas ('loaf-mass'). Astronomical Lughnasadh: 08/07/2079, 7:09 AM.
- 3 Aug Qixi. The meeting of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, lovers parted by the Milky Way.
- 12 Aug Sturgeon Moon (5:01 PM). Named for the sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.
- 13 Aug Nemoralia. Diana's torchlit festival at Lake Nemi, held around August 13–15. Learn more
- 21 Aug Mercury cazimi (3:35 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 22 Aug Virgo season (10:04 PM). The Sun moves into Virgo, beginning Virgo season.
- 31 Aug Saturn conjunct Uranus (5:04 AM). Saturn and Uranus are exactly at the same degree of the zodiac. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 02/26/2079, 08/31/2079, 10/21/2079; this is number 2.
September 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 First Quarter 7:47 AM | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 Mid-Autumn Festival | 11 Harvest Moon 5:37 AM | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 Last Quarter 5:23 AM | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Mabon 8:13 PM Libra season 8:13 PM | 23 |
| 24 | 25 New Moon 4:07 AM | 26 Rosh Hashanah | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 10 Sep Mid-Autumn Festival. Families admire the harvest moon and share mooncakes, honoring the moon goddess Chang'e. Learn more
- 11 Sep Harvest Moon (5:37 AM). The full moon nearest the September equinox. For several evenings it rises soon after sunset, giving farmers extra light to bring in the crops.
- 22 Sep Mabon (8:13 PM). Autumn equinox. Day and night in balance again at the second harvest. The name comes from Mabon, a figure in Welsh legend.
- 22 Sep Libra season (8:13 PM). The Sun moves into Libra, beginning Libra season.
- 26 Sep Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish New Year, greeted with the shofar and apples dipped in honey. Begins at sundown the evening before.
October 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 First Quarter 2:37 AM Double Ninth | 4 | 5 Yom Kippur | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 Hunter's Moon 5:25 PM Sukkot | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 Last Quarter 11:23 AM | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Saturn conjunct Uranus 7:12 PM |
| 22 | 23 Scorpio season 6:08 AM | 24 New Moon 6:21 PM | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 Mercury cazimi 5:39 PM | 30 | 31 Samhain Jupiter square Pluto 10:28 PM Samhain Eve |
- 3 Oct Double Ninth. Chongyang: climbing hills, drinking chrysanthemum wine and honoring elders.
- 5 Oct Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year, kept with fasting and prayer. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 10 Oct Hunter's Moon (5:25 PM). The full moon after the Harvest Moon, by whose light hunters tracked game for winter.
- 10 Oct Sukkot. The festival of booths, when families eat in a sukkah open to the sky. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 21 Oct Saturn conjunct Uranus (7:12 PM). Saturn and Uranus are exactly at the same degree of the zodiac. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 02/26/2079, 08/31/2079, 10/21/2079; this is number 3.
- 23 Oct Scorpio season (6:08 AM). The Sun moves into Scorpio, beginning Scorpio season.
- 29 Oct Mercury cazimi (5:39 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 31 Oct Samhain. The Gaelic start of winter, when the veil to the otherworld was thin; the root of Halloween. Astronomical Samhain: 11/07/2079, 6:27 AM.
- 31 Oct Jupiter square Pluto (10:28 PM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 03/02/2079, 06/22/2079, 10/31/2079; this is number 3.
- 31 Oct Samhain Eve. Oíche Shamhna: bonfires, guising and divination games on the night when the otherworld draws near.
November 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 First Quarter 9:51 PM Samhain | 2 Día de los Muertos | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Beaver Moon 4:36 AM | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Last Quarter 7:27 PM | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Sagittarius season 4:09 AM | 23 New Moon 11:31 AM | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 1 Nov Samhain. Lá Samhna, the first day of winter in the Irish calendar.
- 2 Nov Día de los Muertos. Mexican families welcome back their dead with ofrendas, marigolds and sugar skulls, on November 1 and 2.
- 9 Nov Beaver Moon (4:36 AM). Named for the time when beavers build their winter dams, and when trappers set their traps.
- 22 Nov Sagittarius season (4:09 AM). The Sun moves into Sagittarius, beginning Sagittarius season.
December 2079
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 First Quarter 4:15 PM | 2 | |||||
| 3 First Sunday of Advent | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Cold Moon 3:18 PM | 9 |
| 10 Second Sunday of Advent | 11 | 12 | 13 St Lucia's Day | 14 | 15 Last Quarter 6:45 AM | 16 |
| 17 Third Sunday of Advent | 18 Hanukkah | 19 | 20 | 21 Yule 5:44 PM Capricorn season 5:44 PM | 22 | 23 New Moon 6:33 AM |
| 24 Saturn opposite Neptune 9:06 AM Mercury cazimi 10:27 PM Fourth Sunday of Advent Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 First Quarter 8:30 AM |
- 3 Dec First Sunday of Advent. The start of Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas, and of the church year.
- 8 Dec Cold Moon (3:18 PM). Named for the long, cold nights of December.
- 10 Dec Second Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 13 Dec St Lucia's Day. In Scandinavia, girls in white with crowns of candles bring light to the darkest time of year.
- 17 Dec Third Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 18 Dec Hanukkah. The festival of lights, eight nights of candles remembering the rededication of the Temple. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 21 Dec Yule (5:44 PM). Winter solstice. The longest night, when the Sun's return is celebrated with evergreens, candles and the Yule log.
- 21 Dec Capricorn season (5:44 PM). The Sun moves into Capricorn, beginning Capricorn season.
- 24 Dec Saturn opposite Neptune (9:06 AM). Saturn and Neptune are exactly 180° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 02/17/2079, 07/23/2079, 12/24/2079; this is number 3.
- 24 Dec Mercury cazimi (10:27 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 24 Dec Fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 24 Dec Christmas Eve. The evening before Christmas, with midnight services in many churches.
- 25 Dec Christmas. The birth of Jesus.