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DAILY CALENDAR

Monday, December 21, 2026

Events of the day by their exact moment. The Sun's entry into a sign is one entry, not a daily copy of the whole month.

Sun in♐ Sagittarius

Moon in♉ Taurus

Waxing gibbous90% illuminated

This reading was generated using artificial intelligence.

Zodiac periodImportance 95/100

Beginning of winter — the month of Capricorn

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The Sun enters Capricorn on December 21, 2026, marking the astronomical beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. This zodiac month lasts until the next solar ingress, on January 22, 2027.

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Happening now

Longer processes this day falls within — their exact moment was on another day.

  • Zodiac month: SagittariusThe Sun travels through the tropical sign of Sagittarius. This zodiac month lasts until the Sun next enters a sign.
  • Ursid MaximumThe annual Ursid meteor shower reaches its maximum shortly before Christmas. This event is listed from December 20 to 24, 2026, with the peak on December 22 at 12:00 UTC. The entry comes from a meteor-shower catalog, not from a planetary loop.

In the coming days

Six days from the selected date — like an upcoming-events list, not just "today".

  • Ursid MaximumThe Ursids have their radiant near Ursa Minor and can be modest but regular toward the end of December. Their catalogued parent body is 8P/Tuttle.
  • Full Moon in CancerA Full Moon is the opposition of the Moon and the Sun — the Moon is then illuminated almost in its entirety.

The whole month: December 2026

  1. 9New Moon in Sagittarius
  2. 11Saturn turns direct
  3. 12Neptune turns direct12/12 Portal — Year-End Closure
  4. 13Jupiter begins retrograde motion
  5. 14Geminid Maximum
  6. 21Beginning of winter — the month of Capricorn
  7. 22Ursid Maximum
  8. 24Full Moon in Cancer

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