Cosmic Currents:
What’s Shifting in the Stars This Week?
What’s Shifting in the Stars This Week?
29 December, 2025
This week bridges the end of the year and the opening of the new one with strong concentration and mental release. The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all together in Sagittarius, forming a powerful stellium that keeps attention on truth, direction and long range vision. At the same time, Jupiter remains retrograde in Gemini, pulling insight inward and asking for reflection rather than expansion.
The week culminates with a Full Moon on 2 January in Gemini, placed in Ardra Nakshatra, the storm star of clearing and renewal. With Jupiter also present, this Full Moon acts as a mental and emotional reset, helping dissolve confusion built up over the past months.
Rahu remains in Aquarius in Shatabhisha, its own nakshatra, sharpening perception and future thinking. Ketu stays alone in Leo, keeping ego quiet. Saturn remains direct in Pisces in Purva Bhadrapada, offering steady structure as one cycle closes and another begins.
This is a week to close consciously, release what no longer fits, and step into the next phase with clarity.
The week culminates with a Full Moon on 2 January in Gemini, placed in Ardra Nakshatra, the storm star of clearing and renewal. With Jupiter also present, this Full Moon acts as a mental and emotional reset, helping dissolve confusion built up over the past months.
Rahu remains in Aquarius in Shatabhisha, its own nakshatra, sharpening perception and future thinking. Ketu stays alone in Leo, keeping ego quiet. Saturn remains direct in Pisces in Purva Bhadrapada, offering steady structure as one cycle closes and another begins.
This is a week to close consciously, release what no longer fits, and step into the next phase with clarity.
♐ Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars in Sagittarius: Unified Direction and Conviction
With four planets gathered in Sagittarius, the tone is focused and forward looking.
This supports:
With four planets gathered in Sagittarius, the tone is focused and forward looking.
This supports:
- Alignment between thought, action, desire and purpose
- Honest conversations and clear decisions
- Big picture planning for the year ahead
- Movement toward goals that feel meaningful
♊ Jupiter Retrograde in Gemini: Inner Understanding Before Growth
Jupiter’s retrograde keeps learning reflective.
Expect:
Jupiter’s retrograde keeps learning reflective.
Expect:
- Revisiting ideas, beliefs or plans
- Reframing conversations and narratives
- Gaining insight through questioning rather than certainty
🌕 2 January: Full Moon in Gemini in Ardra: Mental Release and Reset
Ardra Nakshatra brings intensity, honesty and cleansing.
This Full Moon brings:
Ardra Nakshatra brings intensity, honesty and cleansing.
This Full Moon brings:
- Release of mental overload or emotional tension
- Sudden clarity around what must change
- The end of a confusing or draining thought pattern
- Space for new ideas to emerge
🪐 Saturn Direct in Purva Bhadrapada: Holding the Long View
Saturn continues its direct motion, steady and uncompromising.
This supports:
Saturn continues its direct motion, steady and uncompromising.
This supports:
- Commitment to long term responsibilities
- Letting go of illusions or unsustainable structures
- Building the next phase with patience
🪐 Saturn Direct in Purva Bhadrapada: Holding the Long View
Saturn continues its direct motion, steady and uncompromising.
This supports:
Saturn continues its direct motion, steady and uncompromising.
This supports:
- Commitment to long term responsibilities
- Letting go of illusions or unsustainable structures
- Building the next phase with patience
♒ Rahu in Aquarius in Shatabhisha: Clear Sight Into the Future
Rahu stays strong and precise.
This activates:
Rahu stays strong and precise.
This activates:
- Truth seeking and pattern recognition
- Insight into systems, technology and collective direction
- Readiness to innovate without emotional noise
🦁 Ketu Alone in Leo: Quiet Authority
Ketu’s placement continues to soften ego.
This supports:
Ketu’s placement continues to soften ego.
This supports:
- Authentic expression without performance
- Creative clarity rooted in self trust
- Leadership that does not need recognition
✅ Weekly Vedic Astrology Action Steps:
- Use the Sagittarius stellium to define direction for the year ahead
- Allow the Full Moon to clear mental and emotional clutter
- Reflect deeply before making new commitments
- Let Saturn guide what is realistic and lasting
- Enter the new year lighter and more focused
🔮 Jyotish Insight of the Week:
This week clears the mind and steadies the will.
Let the old year dissolve without resistance.
What remains is direction.
What follows is choice.
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