Dec 27, 20214 min read

Capricorn New Moon

Capricorn reputation cultivates authority and career success

Capricorn blog cover image featuring a zodiac goat symbol, a goal planner for 2025, sticky notes with personal development goals, and a laptop with headphones.

It is no coincidence that Capricorn season is also at the same time of year when people around the world set resolutions. Capricorn energy naturally pushes us toward setting goals and achieving them. There’s a collective focus on success and recognition in the air. Ruled by Saturn—the planet of structure, discipline, and life lessons—Capricorn gives us the tools to create boundaries and systems that help us stay focused on what we want.

Carve out time for what matters most by prioritizing what you WANT to do before the things you HAVE to do.

One way to carve out time for what matters most is to prioritize what you WANT to do before the things you HAVE to do. This might mean waking up an hour earlier or staying up a little later. Paradoxically, this can leave you feeling more energized. Why? Because accomplishing something meaningful gives you momentum. Think about a time when you were tired or bored but got an exciting text or call that instantly energized you. That energy didn’t come from outside—it came from within. Capricorn energy reminds us we can tap into that inner drive whenever we need it.

Capricorn is all about being focused, practical, and competent. It’s the sign that supports leadership, discipline, and turning dreams into reality. With this energy, you can take charge of your ambitions and move closer to the success you envision.

Plant Seeds of Intention

The Capricorn 2025 New Moon starts on Monday, December 30th. The new moon is the time of the month when the Sun and Moon meet in the same sign sending you the same energetic instructions. It is a potent time to set intentions.

Capricorn Focus Areas: Aligning with New Moon Energy

Capricorn’s energy is grounded, determined, and practical. During the New Moon, when the Sun and Moon align in Capricorn, the focus naturally shifts to the themes ruled by this sign. This is a powerful time to identify which areas of your life need attention and set clear goals. Capricorn’s focus areas—like ambition, career, and discipline—help you channel this energy effectively, making your goals not just aspirational but achievable. Aligning your efforts with these themes allows you to tap into Capricorn’s driven energy and lay the groundwork for lasting success.

What are the Capricorn Focus Areas?

The focus areas below reflect the natural strengths and challenges of Capricorn energy. When you set intentions, consider aligning them with these themes.

Capricorn focus areas list including ambition, success, reputation, maturity, management, authority, and potential challenges like strictness and pessimism.

Ambition: Goals, Action Plan, Career Advancement, Professionalism
Success: Accomplishments, Recognition, Social Status, Milestones
Reputation: Obligations, Competency, Responsibility, Credentials
Maturity: Practicality, Experience, Wisdom, Direction, Retirement
Management: Procedures, Delegating, Respect, Leadership, Supervision
Authority: Role Model, Tradition, Reputation, Fathers, Bosses
Authoritative: Lack of Joy, Strictness, Pessimism, Dogmatic

Which Tarot Cards are associated with Capricorn?

All of the 12 zodiac signs have six tarot cards that are associated with it. Capricorn’s cards reveal its dynamic blend of ambition, structure, and practicality. The Devil represents Capricorn. The World represents Saturn, the ruling planet of Capricorn. The Queen of Pentacles is the embodiment of cardinal earth, the modality and element of Caprirocn. The minor arcana cards are two of pentacles, three of pentacles, and the four of pentacles. They represent cardinal earth energy. It is all about taking charge and creating structure to manifest ambitions in the world.

Capricorn's Major Arcana tarot cards: The Devil (Capricorn), The World (Saturn), and Queen of Pentacles (Water of Earth), emphasizing ambition, discipline, and nurturing success.

Capricorn | The Devil

The Devil card symbolizes physical pleasures, wild behavior, life out of balance, materialism, addictions, illusions and oppression. It also highlights the potential for transformation when one is liberated from unhealthy habits, vices, and situations.

Saturn | The World

The World symbolizes success, completion, reward, and liberation that come from dedication and hard work.

Cardinal Earth | The Queen of Pentacles

The Queen of Pentacles symbolizes generosity, security, practical talents, and independence. She’s a reminder that nurturing yourself and others requires a balance of effort and care.

What is Cardial Earth?

Capricorn is Cardinal Earth, meaning it’s action-oriented and grounded in reality. Cardinal energy is about initiating and taking charge, while Earth energy is focused on creating tangible results. Capricorn combines these traits into a determination to bring ideas into physical form.

Capricorn tarot cards featuring Two of Pentacles (Harmonious Change), Three of Pentacles (Work), and Four of Pentacles (Power), highlighting themes of balance, collaboration, and stability.

In tarot...

All of the queen's represent cardinal energy - the drive to take action

All of the two, three, and four minor arcana cards embody cardinal energy.

All of the pentacles cards represent earth.

Pentacles, as a tarot suit, represent Earth, focused on practicality, resources, and long-term planning.

Together, Capricorn's tarot cards reflect Capricorn's drive to mainfest ambitions via concentrated focus and efforts.

Capricorn Glyphs and Symbols