Transit Analysis — 31 December 2026, 12:00 Auckland
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (36.84°S, 174.74°E) Date: 31 December 2026 Time: 12:00 local (NZDT) Moon phase: Last Quarter (48.3% illuminated) Retrograde: Jupiter, Uranus, Chiron
Summary
The dominant astrological theme is one of disciplined thought and structured communication, underscored by an exceptionally tight, applying square between Mercury and Saturn (0.06°). This suggests that conversations and mental processes require sobriety, patience, and a willingness to confront limitations. This serious tone is amplified by the Sun's separating square to Saturn (0.96°), a carry-over from yesterday, and an applying conjunction to Mercury (1.02°), both in Capricorn, focusing the collective will on practical, long-term structures. A significant shift from yesterday is the Moon's ingress into Libra, placing it in a Last Quarter phase (48.3% illumination). This separating square to the Sun (1.99°) marks a crucial point of release and re-evaluation before the next lunar cycle begins, particularly concerning relationships and social balance.
While the Saturnian influence is strong, it is not without productive outlets. A potent, applying trine between the Sun and Mars (0.49°) provides a powerful current of grounded, earthy energy, perfect for channeling ambition into detailed, practical work. This aspect helps mitigate the potential for frustration from the Mercury-Saturn square. Further complexity is added by Venus in Scorpio, which forms a tight applying square to the Lunar Nodes (0.44°), highlighting fated tensions in relationships and finances, demanding an alignment between deep personal values and collective evolutionary goals. In the Jaimini system, a notable change occurs as Jupiter takes over from the Moon as the Atmakaraka, or soul planet, shifting the core spiritual lesson for the day towards themes of wisdom, faith, and higher purpose, guided by Jupiter's retrograde journey through Leo.
The BaZi Four Pillars chart reinforces this dynamic of pressure and resourcefulness. The Day Master is a Ji Mao (Yin Earth Rabbit), a weak master sitting on its own controlling Seven Killings element. The month pillar, Geng Zi (Yang Metal Rat), further drains the Day Master with a Hurting Officer stem, suggesting a tendency towards sharp expression and criticism. The primary support comes from the Year Pillar, Bing Wu (Yang Fire Horse), whose Direct Resource element provides the warmth and sustenance needed to endure the pressure. The day's narrative is thus one of navigating significant challenges by consciously drawing upon foundational support, established knowledge, and inner resilience.
Planets & Points (Tropical)
| Point / Planet | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Pisces | 21° 3' 58'' | — |
| Sun | Capricorn | 9° 15' 28'' | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 11° 15' 10'' | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 8° 14' 0'' | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 22° 27' 7'' | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9° 44' 45'' | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 26° 30' 14'' | ℞ Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 8° 17' 37'' | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 2° 20' 3'' | ℞ Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 1° 42' 25'' | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 4° 19' 15'' | Direct |
| Chiron | Aries | 26° 23' 44'' | ℞ Retrograde |
| Northnode | Aquarius | 22° 53' 47'' | Direct |
| Southnode | Leo | 22° 53' 47'' | Direct |
| Lilith | Capricorn | 11° 50' 32'' | Direct |
| Selena | Libra | 10° 42' 48'' | Direct |
| Midheaven | Sagittarius | 20° 0' 46'' | — |
Moon Phase
| Phase | Illumination | Sun–Moon Elongation | Next New Moon | Next Full Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 48.3% | 271.99° | 7.2 days | 22 days |
Aspects
| Aspect | Orb | Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury Square Saturn | 0.06° | Applying |
| Jupiter Trine Chiron | 0.11° | Applying |
| Venus Square North Node | 0.44° | Applying |
| Venus Square South Node | 0.44° | Applying |
| Sun Trine Mars | 0.49° | Applying |
| Moon Square Lilith | 0.59° | Applying |
| Uranus Sextile Neptune | 0.63° | Applying |
| Sun Square Saturn | 0.96° | Separating |
| Sun Conjunction Mercury | 1.02° | Applying |
| Mercury Trine Mars | 1.51° | Applying |
| Sun Square Moon | 1.99° | Separating |
| Uranus Trine Pluto | 1.99° | Separating |
| Mars Trine Lilith | 2.1° | Applying |
| Sun Conjunction Lilith | 2.58° | Applying |
| Neptune Sextile Pluto | 2.61° | Applying |
| Moon Opposition Saturn | 2.96° | Separating |
| Moon Square Mercury | 3.02° | Separating |
| Chiron Trine South Node | 3.5° | Separating |
| Chiron Sextile North Node | 3.5° | Separating |
| Saturn Square Lilith | 3.55° | Separating |
| Mercury Conjunction Lilith | 3.61° | Applying |
| Jupiter Conjunction South Node | 3.61° | Applying |
| Jupiter Opposition North Node | 3.61° | Applying |
| Saturn Sextile Pluto | 3.97° | Separating |
| Venus Square Jupiter | 4.05° | Applying |
| Jupiter Square Uranus | 5.83° | Separating |
| Saturn Sextile Uranus | 5.96° | Separating |
Houses (Whole Sign)
| House | Sign |
|---|---|
| 1st | Pisces |
| 2nd | Aries |
| 3rd | Taurus |
| 4th | Gemini |
| 5th | Cancer |
| 6th | Leo |
| 7th | Virgo |
| 8th | Libra |
| 9th | Scorpio |
| 10th | Sagittarius |
| 11th | Capricorn |
| 12th | Aquarius |
Jaimini Chara Karakas
| Karaka | Role | Planet | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmakaraka | Soul | Jupiter | 26.50° Leo |
| Amatyakaraka | Career | Venus | 22.45° Scorpio |
| Bhratrikaraka | Siblings | Moon | 11.25° Libra |
| Matrikaraka | Mother | Mars | 9.75° Virgo |
| Pitrikaraka | Father | Sun | 9.26° Capricorn |
| Putrakaraka | Children | Saturn | 8.29° Aries |
| Gnatikaraka | Rivals | Mercury | 8.23° Capricorn |
| Darakaraka | Spouse | Northnode | 7.10° Aquarius |
Nakshatra Placements (Lahiri Ayanamsa)
| Planet | Nakshatra | Pada | Ruler | Nakshatra Aim | Pada Aim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Purva Bhadrapada | 3 | Jupiter | Artha | Kama |
| Sun | Purva Ashadha | 1 | Venus | Moksha | Dharma |
| Moon | Hasta | 3 | Moon | Moksha | Kama |
| Mercury | Purva Ashadha | 1 | Venus | Moksha | Dharma |
| Venus | Vishakha | 3 | Jupiter | Dharma | Kama |
| Mars | Purva Phalguni | 1 | Venus | Kama | Dharma |
| Jupiter | Magha | 1 | Ketu | Artha | Dharma |
| Saturn | Uttara Bhadrapada | 4 | Saturn | Kama | Moksha |
| Uranus | Krittika | 4 | Sun | Kama | Moksha |
| Neptune | Uttara Bhadrapada | 2 | Saturn | Kama | Artha |
| Pluto | Shravana | 1 | Moon | Artha | Dharma |
| Chiron | Ashwini | 1 | Ketu | Dharma | Dharma |
| Northnode | Dhanishta | 2 | Mars | Dharma | Artha |
| Southnode | Ashlesha | 4 | Mercury | Dharma | Moksha |
| Lilith | Purva Ashadha | 2 | Venus | Moksha | Artha |
| Midheaven | Jyeshtha | 3 | Mercury | Artha | Kama |
| Selena | Hasta | 2 | Moon | Moksha | Artha |
Navamsa (D-9) Placements (Tropical)
| Planet | Navamsa Sign | Pada |
|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Capricorn | 7 |
| Sun | Pisces | 3 |
| Moon | Capricorn | 4 |
| Mercury | Pisces | 3 |
| Venus | Capricorn | 7 |
| Mars | Pisces | 3 |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 8 |
| Saturn | Gemini | 3 |
| Uranus | Libra | 1 |
| Neptune | Aries | 1 |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 2 |
| Chiron | Scorpio | 8 |
| Northnode | Aries | 7 |
| Southnode | Libra | 7 |
| Lilith | Aries | 4 |
| Midheaven | Libra | 7 |
| Selena | Capricorn | 4 |
BaZi Four Pillars 八字
| Pillar | Stem | Branch | Animal | Ten God | Nayin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 丙 Bing (Yang Fire) | 午 Wu (Yang Fire · Horse) | Horse | 正印 Direct Resource | 天河水 Celestial River Water |
| Month | 庚 Geng (Yang Metal) | 子 Zi (Yang Water · Rat) | Rat | 伤官 Hurting Officer | 壁上土 Wall Earth |
| Day | 己 Ji (Yin Earth) | 卯 Mao (Yin Wood · Rabbit) | Rabbit | 日主 Day Master | 城头土 City Wall Earth |
| Hour | 庚 Geng (Yang Metal) | 午 Wu (Yang Fire · Horse) | Horse | 伤官 Hurting Officer | 路旁土 Roadside Earth |
Hidden Stems
- Year (午 Wu): 丁 Ding (Indirect Resource 偏印), 己 Ji (Companion 比肩) — 空亡: Yin, Mao
- Month (子 Zi): 癸 Gui (Indirect Wealth 偏财) — 空亡: Chen, Si
- Day (卯 Mao): 乙 Yi (Seven Killings 七杀) — 空亡: Shen, You
- Hour (午 Wu): 丁 Ding (Indirect Resource 偏印), 己 Ji (Companion 比肩) — 空亡: Xu, Hai
Surya Lagna (Capricorn as 1st House)
| Planet | Sign | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 1 | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 10 | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 1 | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 11 | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9 | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 8 | ℞ Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 4 | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 6 | ℞ Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 4 | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 2 | Direct |
| Chiron | Aries | 4 | ℞ Retrograde |
| Northnode | Aquarius | 2 | Direct |
| Southnode | Leo | 8 | Direct |
| Lilith | Capricorn | 1 | Direct |
| Selena | Libra | 10 | Direct |
Chandra Lagna (Libra as 1st House)
| Planet | Sign | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 4 | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 1 | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 4 | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 2 | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 12 | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 11 | ℞ Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 7 | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 9 | ℞ Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 7 | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 5 | Direct |
| Chiron | Aries | 7 | ℞ Retrograde |
| Northnode | Aquarius | 5 | Direct |
| Southnode | Leo | 11 | Direct |
| Lilith | Capricorn | 4 | Direct |
| Selena | Libra | 1 | Direct |
Key Highlights
☿︎ Mercury & Saturn — Capricorn 8° / Aries 8° (Mercury Square Saturn (orb 0.06°, applying))
Intensity: Challenging
This is the day's most exact and potent aspect, bringing a profound sense of mental gravity. Communications may feel restricted, demanding precision and seriousness, while plans could face structural tests or delays. It is a powerful time for deep concentration and making sober, long-term decisions.
♃︎ Jupiter & Chiron — Leo 26° (R) / Aries 26° (R) (Jupiter Trine Chiron (orb 0.11°, applying))
Intensity: Strong-Positive
With both bodies retrograde, this harmonious trine offers a profound opportunity for inner healing. Jupiter's expansive faith connects deeply with Chiron's wisdom of the wound, facilitating breakthroughs in understanding past pains and integrating them as sources of strength and purpose. This is a quiet but powerful current of grace and recovery.
♀︎ Venus & North Node — Scorpio 22° / Aquarius 22° (Venus Square North Node (orb 0.44°, applying))
Intensity: Challenging
A tense aspect that creates a crisis point between personal desires and collective destiny. Values, relationships, and financial matters may feel at odds with the path of future growth. This configuration challenges us to transform our attachments so they align with a more authentic and innovative future.
☉︎ Sun & Mars — Capricorn 9° / Virgo 9° (Sun Trine Mars (orb 0.49°, applying))
Intensity: Strong-Positive
This flowing earth trine provides a superb outlet for willpower and action. It blends the Sun's purposeful drive with Mars's precise, analytical energy, making it an excellent day for tangible accomplishments. This aspect supports discipline, efficiency, and turning ambitious plans into concrete reality.
Surya Lagna (Sun as Ascendant) Highlights
♀︎ Venus in Scorpio — House 11 Intensity: Strong-Positive
From the soul's perspective (Sun in Capricorn), Venus, the Yogakaraka planet of greatest power, resides in the 11th house of gains and community. This is a highly fortunate placement, suggesting that purpose and status (10th house) and creativity (5th house) find their fulfillment through social networks and the realization of long-term hopes.
♂︎ Mars in Virgo — House 9 Intensity: Positive
Mars occupies the 9th house of higher truth, fortune, and philosophy. This placement indicates that the soul's vitality is directed towards a practical, analytical, and service-oriented pursuit of belief and purpose. Action is aligned with a higher vision, and there is great energy for learning and teaching.
Chandra Lagna (Moon as Ascendant) Highlights
♄︎ Saturn in Aries — House 7 Intensity: Moderate
From the mind's perspective (Moon in Libra), Saturn occupies the 7th house of relationships. This brings a serious, committed, and structured quality to partnerships, though it can also indicate delays or tests. As the Yogakaraka for Libra, Saturn's presence here, while sober, ultimately aims to build lasting and meaningful bonds.
♃︎ Jupiter in Leo — House 11 Intensity: Positive
Retrograde Jupiter in the 11th house of friendships and gains suggests the mind is focused on reviewing its social connections and long-term aspirations. This can be a time of great benefit from groups, but the retrograde motion encourages an internal reassessment of who and what truly supports one's emotional growth and happiness.
Parashari Lens (Laghu Parashari)
♀︎ Yogakaraka Active (Surya Lagna) (Venus) Nature: Auspicious
From the Sun's position in Capricorn, Venus becomes the Yogakaraka, the single most beneficial planet, as it rules both a quadrant (10th house) and a trine (5th house). This concentrates immense power for career, status, creativity, and intelligence into one planet, and its placement in the 11th house of gains promises the fulfillment of these matters.
♄︎ Yogakaraka Active (Chandra Lagna) (Saturn) Nature: Auspicious
From the Moon's position in Libra, Saturn is the Yogakaraka, ruling the 4th (kendra) and 5th (trikona) houses. From the emotional perspective, this means that structure, discipline, and long-term commitment are the keys to happiness, stability, and creative expression. Saturn's placement in the 7th house directs this powerful, stabilizing energy toward partnerships.
♂︎ Kendra-Trikona Raja Yoga (Surya Lagna) (Mars) Nature: Auspicious
A powerful Raja Yoga (royal union) is formed by Mars. As the lord of the 4th house (a kendra, or quadrant), its placement in the 9th house (a trikona, or trine) links the significations of home and stability with fortune and higher purpose. This indicates that actions taken to secure one's foundations can lead to profound growth and luck from the soul's perspective.
BaZi Summary
Today's BaZi chart is defined by the Ji Mao (Yin Earth Rabbit) Day Master. This is a weak Day Master, as the Earth element is controlled by the Wood of the Rabbit branch it sits upon, which contains the hidden stem of Yi Wood, a potent Seven Killings. The month pillar of Geng Zi (Yang Metal Rat) further weakens the Day Master, as the Geng stem is a Hurting Officer that drains Ji Earth's energy, while the Zi Rat's water element undermines it. The entire structure relies on the Year Pillar, Bing Wu (Yang Fire Horse), for support. The Bing Fire stem is a Direct Resource, feeding and warming the Ji Earth, and the Wu Horse branch also contains Fire and Earth elements. The dynamic of the day is therefore one of enduring pressure (Seven Killings) and a tendency towards sharp expression (Hurting Officer), while needing to consciously draw strength from foundational resources, knowledge, and support systems (Direct Resource).
This is a transit analysis — a snapshot of the cosmic weather, not an individual birth chart. Transit data calculated for Auckland, New Zealand on 31 December 2026 at 12:00 local time.