The Week of December 29th, 2025: Welcoming 2026 with a Full Moon in Cancer

Episode 263

In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.

The astrology of the week of December 29th, 2025, wants us to feel deeply and think critically. Mercury, the messenger planet, moves into practical Capricorn, asking us to assess our goals and the resources we need to achieve them. And the Full Moon in Cancer stirs up emotions around home, family, and belonging. Let’s use this time to reflect on how we’ve grown over the past year, connect with our communities, and work toward systems of collective care as we move into 2026.

This episode covers:

• Mercury’s square to Saturn on Monday, December 29th

• Mercury’s square to Neptune on Friday, January 1st

• Mercury’s entrance into Capricorn on Friday, January 1st

• The end of Chiron’s retrograde on Saturday, January 2nd

• The Full Moon in Cancer on Sunday, January 3rd

This episode was recorded on 11/14/2025.

For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.

Want to know what Chani’s reading beyond the astro? Join her book club, The Next Chapter, to explore her favorite titles and build community around books that reckon with and reimagine the world we’re living in.

Ready for 2026? We have readings for that. Open your CHANI app and head to the “This Year” tab to listen to your month-by-month astro breakdowns from Chani Nicholas, read your horoscopes for the year (tailored to the four main areas of your life), and dive into the journal prompts, rituals, altar suggestions, and guided meditations that will help you navigate the astrology of 2026 as it unfolds. Btw, we’re never wrong.

The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.