Uranus squares Pluto at 7° - 8° of cardinal signs. This is the waxing square
of the cycle that started in the mid 1960s, with the conjunction of these two
planets in mid Virgo. This square is a symbol of innovation competing directly
with the entrenched power elite (corporate power may be challenged in a new
and positive way, especially in a U.S. election year). Mountain Astrologer
2012 will see the start of 3 years of global innovation and rebellion with the aforementioned Uranus square Pluto.
(The years around 2026 with Pluto in Aquarius and Uranus in Gemini may be even more rebellious times than 2012-2015).
2012 lists fourteen predicted occultations, with eight of them involving the planet Jupiter, four involving Mercury, one of Venus, one of Mars.
All of these are included in the Daze commentary.
January 2012 starts with Jupiter opposite Saturn eased by Neptune, a planetary picture that lasts all month.
Forecasts and trends 2012
In case you missed recent commentaries on this site regarding 2012 here is a selection.
Syria's President Assad was born Sept 11 1965, a member of the the Uranus conjunct Pluto
generation, on a full Moon day. His chart is muddy, (no fire, much water and earth)
Saturn transits his natal Venus Dec 2011 to Sept 2012 and opposes the Sun in
the Syrian Independence chart during this period. Pluto likely sextiles the the Syrian
Moon in 2012 too. The progressed Sun entered Cancer in Dec 2012, a new 30 year
chapter has started for the country. The Bacch party, to which Assad belongs,
has a chart where Neptune has been hovering in 2011 conjunct lunar node and
has the double whammy of the lunar node conjunct natal Neptune in August 2012.
So Assad will loose popularity and much more, the party faces dissolution and the country
emerges with a more powerful populace. We shall see.
The astrological chart for Greece (1974) portrays a proud and thoroughly
protective populace. Saturn is currently conjunct natal Uranus, and Uranus hovers in trine to natal Saturn,(now to Aug 2012) the
progressed Moon is waxing to the full in Aquarius (2014). Fierce and resolute independence
is suggested at this time. The question is will Greece remain in 'Eurozone'?
The natal Libra Moon suggests yes, Greece wants to belong, but right now
the balance could be seen to tip towards going it alone outside Euroland.
The UN's nuclear watchdog said Iran is doing research that can only be aimed at
developing the capacity to make nuclear weapons. The Iran (1979 revolution)
chart has transiting Uranus conjunct the natal Moon in the summer of 2012
and Pluto square natal Moon from February 2012 onwards. Crisis approaches.
Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party agreed to re-enter
Burma's political process and contest parliamentary elections. Pluto is trine her natal Mars
right now giving her energy and enduring ambition. However Uranus squares her Mercury
in the new year which is very unsettling. It looks a difficult and bumpy road to me.
Yesterday Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf Arab-brokered deal,
which will see him stand down after months of unrest. The 1990 Yemeni chart has
Pluto conjunct natal Uranus during 2012 and 2013.
It all adds up to major change in Yemen.
UK and Iran.
Iran's parliament has voted by a large majority to downgrade diplomatic relations
with the UK. The Iran (1979) chart undergoes Uranus conjunct natal Sun and Neptune conjunct
Venus starting in 2013. In 2012 the most notable transit is Jupiter conjunct Moon in the second
half of the year. Iran's 'arab spring' revolution looks set for 2013 then.
The Iran/UK relationship chart is full of planets in air signs, and its not even hot air, just a
slightly dry desert wind. There is a whopper of a progressed New Moon in Oct 2012 in Gemini,
in the relationship chart which will put the relationship on an entirely new footing.
Putin has undergone transiting Saturn conjunct his natal Sun in 2011, and now he has Saturn
conjunct his natal Mercury which extends well into the summer of 2012. Both transits evoke
unpopularity and misfortune. The Solar eclipse in Nov 2011was opposite his natal Moon which
again inhibits his popularity with the masses.
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov says he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next
March's presidential election. Born May 3rd 1965, Prokhorov at birth has Mars Uranus and Pluto
in Virgo opposite Saturn. He is one of the richest men in Russia, with a rumor of scandal as natal
Venus in Taurus is opposite Neptune. Jupiter is conjunct his natal Taurus Sun at the end of March 2012,
which certainly will bring him fame, but I suppose not enough to secure power. Putin at that time has
Jupiter opposite natal Venus, but his progressed Moon in Leo is trine his progressed Mercury.
More politically astute astrologers than me, (eg Marjorie Orr) forecast that Putin will cling on. The man
pictured above however is the new kid on the block, and will gain some notoriety in the spring of 2012.
The Russian presidential election is set for Sunday March 4th 2012. On that day a cardinal
planetary T-square is manifest in the sky. The Moon in Cancer, (symbolizing 'the people
seeking security'), Venus in Aries and Saturn in Libra (applying to Putin's ascendant),
are involved. Neptune is opposite Putin's Sun/Uranus midpoint, on that day. A strong
and peculiar glam will be at work. A Putin victory after all this opposition? Interesting.
When will the UK Coalition government break up? The Cameron government chart has Uranus
square Pluto during early 2012, Mars hovers over the coalition MC from end of March through to the beginning of May 2012.
Jupiter is conjunct coalition Sun May 4th 2012 Saturn opposes coalition Moon on May 20th 2012 and
the chart has a progressed New Moon in August. It is just conceivable that the coalition will survive
this formidable array of planetary influences, but unlikely. Maybe there will be a UK general election
before the UK olympics?
The UK chart has very powerful influences in store in 2012 and 2013. Jupiter is conjunct UK Mars March 23rd
2012. Pluto hits the IC of the national chart for the first time in March 2012. Uranus also hits the descendant.
Pluto conjuncts natal Sun in 2013. The whole direction, purpose and relationship structure of the UK is going
to undergo a revolution during the next two years. Hold tight Brits.
North Koreans are in mourning after the death of their leader, Kim Jong-il.
The North Korea chart (Sept. 12th 1948) has had Neptune
opposite natal Saturn in 2011, and this repeats in Jan 2012. This has and will
invoke a harsh confusing array of energies. The Total Lunar Eclipse on Dec 10th
2011 was opposite natal Mercury. The big transit in the future is Pluto conjunct
the N.Korean natal Moon from 2013.
It has been known for some time that there is a worrying connection between
Barack Obama's chart and Korea. The world watches the situation with concern.
Wishing all Daze readers a very Happy New Year.
Sunday 1 January 2012
Sun 10 Capricorn
Moon 07 Aries
Mercury 20 Sagittarius
Venus 14 Aquarius
Mars 20 Virgo
Jupiter 00 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 07 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Yesterday Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in areas targeted
by Islamist militants, who killed dozens on Christmas Day. The Nigerian chart will be hit hard
by the Uranus Pluto square in 2012 and 2013. Pluto squares, and Uranus opposes the natal Sun.
Simultaneously Saturn is conjunct natal Mercury in Jan, March and September 2012 and then
Saturn is conjunct natal Venus in Nov 2012. Expect this country to make headlines in the coming
weeks and months.
Nasa's Grail satellites prepared to go into orbit around the Moon to map its gravity in unprecedented
detail, revealing its internal structure. The chart for NASA (Noon July 29th 1958 Washington DC)
works quite well in practice: Man landed on the Moon in July 1969 as Pluto was in trine aspect to
NASA's natal Moon. Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986 (11:38 am; Cape Canaveral )
as Uranus was conjunct NASA's Saturn Similarly, Columbia exploded on February 1, 2003
(8:00 am over Dallas, TX) as Pluto was conjunct NASA's Saturn. In 2012 Pluto opposes NASA's
Venus, suggesting financial implications, and Neptune opposes NASA's Mercury suggesting some
difficult decision making. There is success in Feb 2012 when Jupiter is conjunct NASA's Mars, but the real
big one in the future is in 2019-2020 when Jupiter Saturn and Pluto all in Capricorn are conjunct the NASA
natal Moon. Some really important project will be underway by then.
Today the waxing decelerating Moon in Aries is square Pluto 00 26
and Mercury is square Mars 06 07
First Quarter Moon 06 16
Venus biquintile Mars 07 05
Sun quintile Saturn 08 19
Moon trine her node 11 45
Moon sextile Venus 15 04
This first day of 2012 has a full planetary agenda. It could take us anywhere.
Monday 2 January 2012
Sun 11 Capricorn
Moon 19 Aries
Mercury 21 Sagittarius
Venus 15 Aquarius
Mars 20 Virgo
Jupiter 00 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 07 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
Yesterday US President Barack Obama signed into law a major defence bill including tough new sanctions against Iran.
Iran successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile during military exercises in the Gulf.
Iranian naval commander, Mahmoud Mousavi, was quoted as saying the missile was equipped with the "latest technology"
and "intelligent systems". Saturn is hovering over the Sun in the USA/Iran revolution relationship chart peaking November 2011,
April and August 2012.
Today the slowly waxing first quarter Moon in Aries 'fire trines' Mercury 04 58
Moon opposition Saturn 19 02
Moon sextile Neptune becoming void. 20 08
Moon apogee (Slowest all month) 20:27
Moon enters Taurus 22 17
Moon conjunction Jupiter 23 15
State of the skies:- Today the Sun is at 11 degrees Capricorn
There are 79 days to the Vernal Equinox.
We are out of eclipse season which has featured the Partial Solar Eclipse in
Sagittarius on Nov 25th and the Total Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on Dec 10th.
Mercury is a direct morning 'star' in in Sagittarius, and after recent retrograde motion
is back up to speed and in new territory. He sextiles both Saturn and Neptune on Jan 7th.
Mercury enters Capricorn on Jan 8th 2012.
Venus is an evening star in Aquarius. She is trine to Saturn and conjunct Neptune in
climatic fulfillment on Jan 13th. She floats into Pisces on Jan 14th.
Shining brilliantly in the evening sky in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012
at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
Mars turns retrograde Jan 24th 2012, in Virgo, and is in opposition to the Sun on
March 14th 2012 also in Virgo.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Sun 12 Capricorn
Moon 01 Taurus
Mercury 23 Sagittarius
Venus 16 Aquarius
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 00 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 07 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Yesterday Iran said it had test-fired two more missiles in what is being seen as a show of strength
on the final day of naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz. Saturn is hovering over the Sun in
the USA/Iran revolution relationship chart
Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have fled their homes as some 6,000 fighters hunt down
members of a rival ethnic group following deadly cattle raids. The tightest aspect in the 1957 Sudan
chart is a harsh repressive Saturn square Pluto. Yesterday Saturn was exactly sextile Sudan's Pluto,
obviously setting off the natal resonance.
Both of Nasa's Grail satellites have succeeded in getting into orbit around the Moon where they will
map gravity variations to reveal the lunar body's internal structure in unprecedented detail.
Today the very slowly waxing Moon in Taurus 'earth trines' Pluto 13 20
A day in store that is astrologically slow, stable and unforthcoming.
Readers attention is drawn to Saturday, very much a vibrant day.
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Sun 13 Capricorn
Moon 13 Taurus
Mercury 24 Sagittarius
Venus 18 Aquarius
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 07 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
There is a potent Full Moon just around the corner. Its climax is next Monday morning (GMT).
The Strait of Hormuz is 'starred'. A medium-range surface-to-air missile was successfully launched
on Sunday as Iran conducted 10 days of exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20%
of the world's seaborne oil passes. Tehran said on Monday that "mock" exercises on shutting the strait
had been carried out, although there was no intention of closing it.
Today Israel's progressed Mars ingresses Libra, indicating a major long term shift in the country's expression
of energy. Pluto is about to sextile Mars in the Israel/revolutionary Iran relationship chart, and the Full Moon
on Monday is conjunct the Lunar node in this relationship chart. Something is brewing maybe. Yesterday
France urged EU countries to follow the US in freezing Iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil exports.
Voters in the rural state of Iowa were preparing for the first test of the US election season as they choose a Republican
candidate to take on Barack Obama for the White House in November. The contest launches a series of state-by-state
caucus and primary ballots. Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum lead a field of six contenders in a race that remains
too close to call.
Today the Moon in Taurus, gaining in light and motion, 'earth trines' the Sun 00 44
Moon square Venus 10 50
Moon trine Mars 16 39
Venus waning quintile Jupiter 20 18
The Sun waning semi-square Neptune 23 13
This day is potentially one of consolidation and production.
Thursday 5 January 2012
Sun 14 Capricorn
Moon 25 Taurus
Mercury 25 Sagittarius
Venus 19 Aquarius
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 07 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Mitt Romney born March 12th 1947 9-51 Detroit.
Backed by Wall Street. Well funded, well organised.
Sun, Mercury, Mars in Pisces. Moon in Scorpio. No Earth. Lots of fixed and mutable water.
Jupiter sextile Pluto in August 2012, Jupiter square Mercury November 2012.
He probably will win the Republican nomination contest in August, but unrealistic expectation abounds.
Rick Santorum born May 10th 1958. No birth time.
Backed by the Evangelicals.
Sun Taurus, Moon Aquarius. Mercury in Aries opposite Jupiter, trine Saturn. An excess of fixed fire.(Brimstone)
Jupiter conjunct his Sun in late April. Saturn very active on his chart in August. Uranus conjunct
his Venus all year and into 2013.
The Total Solar Eclipse on Nov 13th 2012, just 7 days after the USA Presidential Elections, falls just 8
degrees from Obama's Mid heaven. A grand trine in Fire signs, on election day, nicely resonates with Obama's
natal Mercury. The Moon is in Leo that day, Obama's Sun sign. My bet is on a second term.
Today there is a strong geocentric planetary 19th harmonic operative around 06 00
The slowly waxing Moon in Taurus is square Neptune becoming void. 08 47
Moon hits gibbous phase 09:39 and the slow procession to next monday's Full Moon starts.
The Moon enters Gemini 10 45
The Moon sextile Uranus 12 37
Friday 6 January 2012
Sun 15 Capricorn
Moon 07 Gemini
Mercury 27 Sagittarius
Venus 20 Aquarius
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 4 Water 0
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 7 Negative 4
Yesterday at least 72 people were killed after attacks on Shia Muslims in southern Iraq and the capital Baghdad,
the deadliest since the last US troops pulled out. Progressed Iraqi Moon is exact 150 degree aspect to prog. Neptune,
and transiting Mars forming a 'tight and exact' finger of fate with natal Sun and Chiron, very sharp and deadly.
Today Mercury joins in a cosmic dance with Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
forming a planetary trapezium which lasts for 3 days up to the Full Moon.
These coming 80 hours are intensely ripe for events and experiences.
Minor lunar occultation of star 56 Tau observable telescopically from UK.
Disappearance approx 01:26
The accelerating gibbous Moon in Gemini opposition her node 11 46
A busy multifarious day. Lots of things going different directions at once.
Saturday 7 January 2012
Sun 16 Capricorn
Moon 19 Gemini
Mercury 28 Sagittarius
Venus 21 Aquarius
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 4 Water 0
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 7 Negative 4
Yesterday as the gibbous Moon accelerated in Gemini and Mercury moved into position to form
a very dynamic planetary arrangement with Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, renewed violence across
Syria left dozens dead, including up to 26 in what officials said was a suicide attack in the capital
Damascus.
Also China's state media warn the US against "flexing its muscles" after it unveiled a defence review
switching focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
Today is a very dynamic day. The accelerating gibbous Moon opposes Mercury and forms
a planetary kite with Saturn and Neptune. In addition 5 points of a
hexagon are formed, with Saturn, the missing point is in late Leo.
Moon trine Venus 04 41
Moon square Mars 04 45
Venus in Aquarius is quincunx Mars in Virgo 05 28
Mercury sextile Saturn 08 14
Mercury sextile Neptune 15 16
Moon trine Saturn 18 36
Moon trine Neptune 19 22
Moon opposition Mercury becoming void. 19 53
The burgeoning nearly Full Moon enters Cancer 21 06
Moon sextile Jupiter 22 21
Moon square Uranus 22 59
Sunday 8 January 2012
Sun 17 Capricorn
Moon 02 Cancer
Mercury 30 Sagittarius
Venus 22 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday thousands of Syrians joined a massive government-organised funeral procession for victims of
Friday's bomb attack in the capital Damascus.
Hundreds of people were fleeing violence in north-east Nigeria, after dozens died in a 24-hour wave of
violence apparently targeting Christian communities.
The Moon is now in Cancer and is almost full.
Venus waxing semi square Pluto 03 38
Mercury enters Capricorn 06 35
Mercury joins the Sun and Pluto in this sign, and is there for 19 days.
Mercury as a morning star in Capricorn trines Jupiter and squares Uranus today and makes his conjunction with Pluto
on Jan 13th. Mercury trines Mars on Jan 23rd and squares Saturn on Jan27th. He speeds into Aquarius on Jan 27th.
Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with the Sun on Feb 7th, the day of the Full Moon.
There will be clear, realistic and practical thinking. This period is excellent for pragmatic future planning.
Moon opposition Pluto 11 24
Mercury 'waning earth trine' Jupiter 18 06
Mercury 'waning cardinal square' Uranus 23 24, the day ends with jitters and jolts.
Monday 9 January 2012
Sun 18 Capricorn
Moon 14 Cancer
Mercury 01 Capricorn
Venus 24 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 6 Fixed 3 Mutable 2
Positive 5 Negative 6
Full Moon in Cancer 07:30
sextile Mars, forming a 'yod' with Venus.
This is the first full Moon following the Total Lunar Eclipse on Dec 10th 2011, and
the 5th before the Partial Lunar eclipse on June 4th 2012.
This Full Moon is a potent lunation. Its influence is to touch on national and tribal
identity. Issues of territory and possession may arise. The Full Moon makes a hard
135 degree aspect with the Saturn/Pluto midpoint which has a tragic hue.
This Full Moon directly hits Saturn in the Syrian chart, the ascendant in the Iran (republic ) chart
the lunar node in Queen Elizabeth 2nd's chart, the Moon in the UK chart, Saturn in Russell Brand's
chart, the Mars Saturn conjunction in David Gilmour's chart and the MC in NASA's chart.
The following people have birthdays today, so their life stories are climatic in the year ahead, Joan Baez (71)
Jimmy Page (68), Crystal Gayle (61). Yesterday Shirley Bassey (75), David Bowie (65), and tomorrow
Rod Stewart 67.
At the exact moment of Full Moon today Pluto culminates close to the Strait of Hormuz, see below.
The Sun and Moon straddle France, Spain, North Japan, north New Zealand, and Kabul. Jupiter and
Saturn straddle Mumbai, and Mexico City. Uranus rises Dhahran (above), Pluto rises Scotland and at the
Falklands, Uranus culminates at Tokyo. It seems there is a lot going on!
After the Full Moon has climaxed, the Moon sextiles Mars 13 49
Venus quintile node 17 45
Sun quintiles Uranus 21 56
State of the skies:- Today the Sun is at 18 degrees Capricorn
There are 72 days to the Vernal Equinox.
With the passing of today's Full Moon we are out of eclipse season which featured the Partial Solar Eclipse in
Sagittarius on Nov 25th and the Total Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on Dec 10th.
Mercury is a direct morning 'star' in Capricorn. Hemakes a conjunction with Pluto on Jan 13th. Mercury trines Mars
on Jan 23rd and squares Saturn on Jan27th. He speeds into Aquarius on Jan 27th.
Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with the Sun on Feb 7th, the day of the Full Moon.
Venus is an evening star in Aquarius. She is trine to Saturn and conjunct Neptune
on Jan 13th. She floats into Pisces on Jan 14th.
Shining brilliantly in the evening sky in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012
at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
Mars turns retrograde Jan 24th 2012, in Virgo, and is in opposition to the Sun on
March 14th 2012 also in Virgo.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Sun 19 Capricorn
Moon 27 Cancer
Mercury 03 Capricorn
Venus 25 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 13 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 6 Fixed 3 Mutable 2
Positive 5 Negative 6
Iran has begun medium-level uranium enrichment at a heavily fortified site near the holy city of Qom, the UN's nuclear
watchdog yesterday said.
A strike in Nigeria over the removal of a fuel subsidy and soaring petrol prices brought the country to a standstill, as three
died in clashes with police.
At least 14 people were killed by car bombs in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with one device suspected to have targeted Shia pilgrims.
Today a planetary T-square forms from 01:00 to 06:00 GMT
The accelerating Moon squares Saturn becoming void. 02 26
The 'hung over ' accelerating Moon enters Leo 04 36
Moon square Jupiter 05 59
Moon trine Uranus 06 30
The Moon then spends the rest of today and all of tomorrow in Leo, accelerating towards
an opposition to the 'building up' conjunction of of Venus and Neptune in late Aquarius.
The climax of this opposition occurs on Thursday morning (GMT) and is tied in to a 'mystic rectangle'
with Jupiter and Saturn.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Sun 20 Capricorn
Moon 11 Leo
Mercury 04 Capricorn
Venus 26 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 5 Fixed 4 Mutable 2
Positive 6 Negative 5
The Moon 'fire trines' her node 02 53
Minor lunar occultation of star Acubens observable telescopically from UK.
Disappearance approx 05:32
The waning Moon in Leo, accelerates towards an opposition to the 'building up' conjunction of
Venus and Neptune in late Aquarius. The climax of this opposition occurs on Thursday morning
(GMT) and is tied into a 'mystic rectangle' with Jupiter and Saturn. At the same time Mercury
applies in conjunction with Pluto. Both conjunctions peak on Friday. We have a seeding process
underway, a mini astrological wave whose breaking may invoke a new experience and new
eventualities. Ride the wave.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Sun 21 Capricorn
Moon 24 Leo
Mercury 05 Capricorn
Venus 27 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 5 Fixed 4 Mutable 2
Positive 6 Negative 5
The US has condemned the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in a car bomb
attack in north Tehran. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said
the US "had absolutely nothing to do" with the attack. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan,
who worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, died along with the
driver of the car. Several Iranian nuclear scientists have been assassinated
in recent years, with Iran blaming Israel and the US. Both deny any involvement.
The Venus Neptune conjunction right now hits the lunar nodal axis in the Iran/US
relationship chart. It also opposes Uranus in the said chart. Intrigue, deception
and murder focused on Uranium enrichment are quite fitting outcomes.
In the UK the main news right now is that of Scottish Independence.
David Cameron and Ed Miliband yesterday urged Scots to reject independence, as Alex
Salmond said his government has the right to hold a referendum in 2014.With Pluto about
to hit the IC in the UK chart, there are subterranean rumblings of change.
French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier becomes the first Western journalist to
die in Syria's unrest, during a government-authorised trip to Homs.
Every star in the Milky Way is host to at least one planet, say astronomers
reporting at the American Astronomical Society meeting.
Today a planetary 'mystic rectangle' involving the Moon, Venus,
Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn forms in the first 12 hours of today.
The Moon opposes the conjunction of Venus and Neptune.
The accelerating and waning Moon in Leo opposes Venus 05 29
Moon sextile Saturn 07 50
The Moon then opposes Neptune becoming void. 08 24
The Moon rapidly enters Virgo 09 45
The Moon 'earth trines' Jupiter 11 19
The Moon 'earth trines' Mercury 21 34
Moon at disseminating phase 22:06
Moon 'earth trines' Pluto 23 13
Friday 13 January 2012
Sun 22 Capricorn
Moon 08 Virgo
Mercury 07 Capricorn
Venus 28 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 6 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
High intensity planetary patterns, low news day. Often the case. It's as if
we don't know how to respond to the modulations, yet. We have to find our
feet.
Notice the six bodies in Earth signs. A very methodical day is in store.
The Sun trines Mars, Venus trines Saturn, Mercury conjuncts Pluto, Venus conjuncts Neptune.
Quite an agenda.
Today the Capricorn Sun 'earth trines' Mars 04 47
The fast moving disseminating Moon in Virgo squares her node 07 08
Venus waxing air trine Saturn 09 06
Mercury conjunction Pluto 13 04
Venus conjunction Neptune 15 18 (separation 1.08 degrees).
This is all high tension astrological stuff. Something has to give, something has to work
out. Watch the markets, watch the news.
Saturday 14 January 2012
Sun 23 Capricorn
Moon 22 Virgo
Mercury 08 Capricorn
Venus 30 Aquarius
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 6 Air 3 Water 0
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday the US announced that it will exchange ambassadors with Burma,
after a landmark Burmese political prisoner amnesty. The progressed Sun
in the Burmese chart is exactly sextile the progressed lunar node today. The
chart has a progressed New Moon in Pisces in 2014.
France confirmed it has lost a top AAA credit rating after stock markets fell
on reports many eurozone governments are being downgraded. Transiting Jupiter is
conjunct Saturn in the French (1st republic) chart, right now. Also the current Venus
Neptune conjunction is exactly 150 degrees from the France natal Sun.
Today the rapidly waning and accelerating Moon is conjunct Mars 00 37
Moon trine Sun becoming void. 01 59
Minor lunar occultation of star 87 Leo observable telescopically from UK.
Disappearance approx 02:53
Venus enters Pisces 05 48. Venus will reside there for 25 days.
Venus sextiles Jupiter on Jan 15th, and sextiles Pluto on Jan 20th. She squares the lunar node axis
on Jan 23rd and opposes a retrograde Mars in Virgo on Feb 2nd. She enters Aries Feb 8th. Her
residence in the sign of the fish starts well, but the subliminal universality of Pisces, which Venus
enjoys bathing in, is crossed and marred, by a weak pernickety, uptight and reluctant Mars in the
opposite sign Virgo. Look for disharmony between male and female energy.
Moon enters Libra 13 29
A planetary 'finger of fate' forms at this time involving the Moon,
Venus, Neptune and Jupiter.
Moon opposition Uranus 15 29
Sunday 15 January 2012
Sun 24 Capricorn
Moon 06 Libra
Mercury 10 Capricorn
Venus 01 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 6 Fixed 2 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
Costa Concordia
The Venus Neptune conjunction on Friday fell on the IC of the Italian republic (1946) chart.
Transiting Uranus is square natal Mercury in the chart.
At least 50 people were killed on Saturday in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in the Iraqi city of Basra
Today Venus sextiles Jupiter 02 49
The rapidly waning Moon in Libra squares Pluto 02 51
Moon square Mercury 07 16
Moon sextile node 10 20
Mercury quintile Saturn 17 15
Monday 16 January 2012
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Sun 25 Capricorn
Moon 20 Libra
Mercury 11 Capricorn
Venus 02 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 6 Fixed 2 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
Last Quarter Moon in Libra. 09 09
This very rapidly waning Moon is conjunct Saturn 15 01
Moon trine Neptune becoming void. 15 30
Moon enters Scorpio 16 35
Moon opposition Jupiter 18 35
Moon trine Venus 22 06
State of the skies:- Today the Sun is at 25 degrees Capricorn. The Sun enters Aquarius on Friday.
There are 65 days to the Vernal Equinox.
Mercury is a direct morning 'star' in Capricorn. Mercury trines Mars
on Jan 23rd and squares Saturn on Jan 27th. He speeds into Aquarius on Jan 27th.
Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with the Sun on Feb 7th, the day of the next Full Moon.
Venus is an evening star in Pisces. Venus sextiles Pluto on Jan 20th and squares the lunar node axis
on Jan 23rd. She opposes a retrograde Mars in Virgo on Feb 2nd. She enters Aries Feb 8th.
Shining brilliantly in the evening sky in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012
at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
Mars turns retrograde Jan 24th 2012, in Virgo, and is in opposition to the Sun on
March 14th 2012 also in Virgo.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Sun 26 Capricorn
Moon 04 Scorpio
Mercury 13 Capricorn
Venus 03 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 4 Negative 7
That overturned boat was still dominating world headlines yesterday. The event was more
symbolic than it was grievous, and it has captured the public's consciousness. I have already
mentioned that the Italian 1946 chart was under pressure, both fromtransiting Uranus, which is
currently square the Italian natal Mercury, and the Venus Neptune conjunction on the day,
highly suggestiveof ' luxury' and 'sea liner', being on the IC of the Italian chart. There had been
very dynamic astrological aspects building up all last week.
The astrological chart set for 20 30 GMT at Giglio Porto on Friday 13th 2012, the time the
ship hit the rock, is striking. Saturn was exactly square the Ascendant/Midheaven midpoint,
and the South Lunar Node was almost exactly conjunct the Midheaven.
The ascendant was on the midpoint between Uranus and the Venus Neptune conjunction.
Chiron was almost due west. The other conjunction that day, Mercury and Pluto in Capricorn,
was exactly 45 degrees from the Sun/Mars midpoint globally, and locally was conjunct the
Ascendant/Jupiter midpoint, which with Sun/Jupiter conjunct MC maybe conferred a degree
of luck on the event, in that not too many people lost their lives. During the following 40 minutes
before the boat overturned the Moon and Mars applying in conjunction in Virgo rose over Italy.
Today the very fast moving last quarter Moon in Scorpio sextiles Pluto 05 59
The Moon sextiles Mercury 16 25
Sun semi square node 19 35
Moon perigee (fastest all month and closest to Earth) 21:19
Mercury waning semi-square Neptune 21 57
After the waves of planetary dynamics last week, this week is a heck of a lot quieter.
Today has an intensity of a different sort. There is a broodingly willful power hungry vibe.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Sun 27 Capricorn
Moon 19 Scorpio
Mercury 15 Capricorn
Venus 05 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 4 Negative 7
Yesterday the echoes of last week's Italian boat misadventure continued to ripple on.
Italian rescuers found five more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Concordia,
as a phone call allegedly incriminating the captain was released.
We are now coming to the last few days of the astrological month of Capricorn. The Sun
is drawing in a square to Saturn in late Libra as the 'month' ends. We have weighty
considerations to entertain in these next three days. There is nothing 'light' right now.
Today the rapidly ageing Moon in Scorpio sextiles Mars 07 26.
Moon sextile Sun 16 02
Moon square Neptune becoming void. 18 32
The Moon enters Sagittarius 19 30
The Moon 'fire trines' Uranus 21 43
Thursday 19 January 2012
Sun 28 Capricorn
Moon 03 Sagittarius
Mercury 16 Capricorn
Venus 06 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday Wikipedia, WordPress and other websites blocked access to content to protest against
US anti-piracy bills. The movie industry calls the move "irresponsible".
Hundreds of supporters turned out to see Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
register to run for a parliamentary seat.
The year is moving on. This is the last full day of the astrological month of Capricorn.
It is a blunt speaking, free thinking, hard hearted, kind of day.
A planetary dissociate T-square forms over the next 4 days involving the Sun,
as he moves from Capricorn to Aquarius, with Jupiter and Saturn.
The fast moving but decelerating and waning Moon in Sagittarius is square Venus 05 48
Moon conjunction her ascending node 15 54
Moon enters balsamic phase 19:32
The Sun on the Capricorn Aquarius cusp squares Saturn 21 20
Friday 20 January 2012
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Sun 29 Capricorn
Moon 17 Sagittarius
Mercury 18 Capricorn
Venus 07 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 01 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 29 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
A day to adjust to.
The old balsamic Moon in Sagittarius squares an almost stationary Mars in Virgo 10 43
The Sun enters Aquarius 16 11 and a new astrological month commences.
The Sun is caught in a planetary T-square with Jupiter and Saturn.
Venus in fishy Pisces sextiles Pluto 20 33
The Moon sextile Saturn 21 22
Moon sextile Neptune becoming void. 21 51
The Moon enters Capricorn 22 41
We have 'an old Moon weekend' ahead.
Saturday 21 January 2012
Sun 00 Aquarius
Moon 01 Capricorn
Mercury 19 Capricorn
Venus 08 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday the US House of Representatives and Senate postponed two anti-online piracy bills,
Pipa and Sopa, days after widespread web protests. Researching a possible Internet birth chart
I found this on Astrology weekly.
On July 3, 1969, it was announced that the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) will become the
first station in a nationwide computer network which, for the first time, will link together computers of
different makes and using different machine languages into one time-sharing system.
Professor Leonard Kleinrock was heading this project therefore he is considered the father of the Internet
The first Node connected to the network was UCLA's on September 2, 1969. This is when the first two
computers were connected over what was to become the Internet.
From a personal communication with Professor Leonard Kleinrock, I learned that it was mid-morning
Pacific Time; he estimated it to about 10:00 am. This is the moment that marks the physical birth of the Internet.
.http://www.astrologyweekly.com/astrology-articles/internet-natal-charts.php
We now have 'an Internet chart'. It is a fairly earthy chart with Sun Virgo in the 11th house of the global society,
trine a here to stay Saturn in Taurus.
The Moon also in Taurus opposite a difficult to pin down and regulate Neptune in Scorpio. Mercury conjunct
Jupiter in Libra, in a very file sharing sort of situation, and Libra rising. Mars is in freedom fighting Sagittarius.
This chart was 9 days before a Solar Eclipse, in Virgo. Currently transiting Saturn is on natal Uranus/Neptune,
trying to regulate the universal availability, but transiting Neptune is on Mars/Saturn undermining the attempt.
With transiting Jupiter conjunct Internet Saturn and Moon this spring, and Saturn hovering over the Internet's
ascendant we can expect the fight to go on.
Right now the Aquarius Sun is caught in a planetary T-square with Jupiter and Saturn,
but he sextiles Uranus. Part and parcel of the same conflict I guess. Technology eases
the discomfort a little, and wins out.
We are now in the astrological month of Aquarius. In the north is the dawning realization that the stirring
of a new spring is but a few weeks away. In the south the full glory of the crown of summer is embraced.
Today the decelerating very old Moon in very old Capricorn squares Uranus 01 03
Moon trine Jupiter 01 18
Mercury waning quintile Uranus 02 46
Moon conjunction Pluto 12 33
Moon sextile Venus 14 02
Today is as dry as dust.
Sunday 22 January 2012
Sun 01 Aquarius
Moon 15 Capricorn
Mercury 21 Capricorn
Venus 09 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday a series of bombings by Nigerian Islamist militants Boko Haram killed about 150 people
in the city of Kano, the group's deadliest attack to date. The Nigerian chart has dire transits this year.
Transiting Saturn conjunct natal Mercury, January, March and September. Transiting Pluto square
natal Sun starting right now. Uranus square natal Mars, starting in March. Uranus opposing natal
Sun starting in May. The young progressed Moon in the chart entered Capricorn six days ago, when it seems
the proverbial hit the fan. This Moon moves on to conjunct progressed Jupiter, Venus and Saturn over the next
12 months, stirring up all sorts of heavy duty trouble.
The final results in Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections confirmed an overwhelming victory for Islamist parties.
A paper published in yesterday's issue of Science raises an intriguing new possibility--the presence of abundant comet
corpses in the solar wind. The new research is based on dramatic images of a comet disintegrating in the sun's atmosphere last July.
Today the Sun sextiles Uranus 01 21
The Sun squares Jupiter 06 36
The decelerating ancient Moon, in old horny Capricorn is conjunct Mercury 12 03
Moon earth trines Mars 14 43
The New Moon is tomorrow.
Monday 23 January 2012
Sun 02 Aquarius
Moon 28 Capricorn
Mercury 22 Capricorn
Venus 11 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 5 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 5 Negative 6
Moon square Saturn becoming void. 01 39
Moon enters Aquarius 02 54, joining the Sun and Neptune in that sign.
Moon sextile Uranus 05 28
Moon square Jupiter 05 57
New Moon in Aquarius 07 41
square Jupiter, sextile Uranus
http://cosmicpsychic.com/2010/07/16/full-moon-in-aquariusjuly-25-2010/
This is the 2nd New Moon following the partial solar eclipse on November 25th 2011
and the 4th New Moon before the annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20th 2012.
At this time, Mercury trines Jupiter, Neptune sextiles Jupiter, and trines Saturn.The New Moon
itself falls on the Neptune/Pluto midpoint. There is a predominance of planets in Earth and Air
signs. The New Moon is square Jupiter and sextile Uranus. All of this means we have on our hands
an essentially favorable if not a little over-indulgent lunation which is good for objective, and
empirical assessment and future oriented thinking and activity. It favors 'people power', revolution,
and democracy, and it holds a deeply mystical secret as symbolised by the Neptune/Pluto midpoint.
At the moment of New Moon, 07-41 GMT today, the Moon rises over the UK, and Mercury rises
at London. We are at a significant moment in our history in the UK this year, with Pluto reaching the IC,
Uranus conjunct the descendant, and Neptune conjunct the Pluto, all in the UK 1801 astrological chart.
Today's New Moon rise over the UK may herald the start of important matters here. The Sun rises over
France and Spain, Neptune rises over Italy, Jupiter and Saturn straddle the horizon at the gulf of Hormuz,
where Mercury culminates, a potential flash point which has been starred for the second time in two weeks.
The sun and Moon culminate at Karachi and set over Japan and New Zealand.
Today's New Moon hits Jupiter in Barack Obama's chart and the natal Venus of Nick Clegg, and it hits
the natal Moon in the chart of China.
After the New Moon moment, Mercury trine Mars 11 17
Venus square the lunar node 23 04
Moon sextiles the lunar node 23 53
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 3 degrees Aquarius.
There are 57 days to the Vernal Equinox.
Mercury is a direct morning 'star' in Capricorn. Mercury trines Mars
today, and squares Saturn on Jan 27th. He speeds into Aquarius on Jan 27th.
Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with the Sun on Feb 7th, the day of the next Full Moon.
Venus is an evening star in Pisces. Venus squares the lunar node axis today and opposes a
retrograde Mars in Virgo on Feb 2nd. She enters Aries Feb 8th. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky
in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction,
passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
Mars turns retrograde tomorrow, at 23 Virgo, and is in opposition to the Sun on
March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo. He enters new teritory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Sun 03 Aquarius
Moon 12 Aquarius
Mercury 24 Capricorn
Venus 12 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 01 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 4 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday EU foreign ministers formally agreed to an oil embargo against Iran, as Western
powers reinforced their naval presence in the region.
Today MARS TURNS RETROGRADE at 23 Virgo 00 51 GMT. Mars is retrograde for 82 days
and is at opposition to the Sun on March 3rd at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo.
He enters new territory on June 20th. Mars is, astrologically speaking, at his least powerful when he is closest
to us, and he is not totally at home in Virgo. So we are today entering a period when the 'collective animus'
is weakened. It is easy to imagine compensatory tantrums, masquerades, and ruses being much in evidence in
the forthcoming weeks. It is however a period for detailed well prepared and thought out activities.
The infant Moon decelerating and waxing in Aquarius makes no aspects today.
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Sun 04 Aquarius
Moon 25 Aquarius
Mercury 26 Capricorn
Venus 13 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 4 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Our planet is being bombarded by high-energy particles unleashed by the strongest solar storm since 2005, scientists say.
The charged particles are mostly a concern for satellites - which they can disrupt - and astronauts.
But they can also cause communication problems for aircraft traveling near the poles.
The geomagnetic storm has been caused by a potent flare that erupted from the Sun at 0400 GMT on Monday.
The International Monetary Fund says the world's economy is "deeply into the danger zone", with the
eurozone crisis requiring urgent action.
Today the decelerating and waxing young Moon in Aquarius 'waxing air trine' Saturn 08 00
Moon conjunction Neptune, in Aquarius for the last time, becoming void. 08 34
The Moon enters Pisces 09 12, desperately seeking Venus.
The day turns 'fluid'.
Moon sextile Jupiter 12 49
Mercury semi square the lunar node 16 58
Thursday 26 January 2012
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Sun 05 Aquarius
Moon 08 Pisces
Mercury 27 Capricorn
Venus 14 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
A very slippery day.
Today is dominated by a conjunction of the Moon and Venus at 14 Pisces.
Potentially this is the sweetest of combinations, perfect for fairytales. However the day's news will
probably have an element of dubious financial wrangling and maneuvers, the
other side of this slippery symbolism.
14 Pisces happens to be the zodiac position of the natal Mercury of Mitt Romney, he also has a
Pisces Sun, and is the very rich US presidential hopeful. (The candidates are now campaigning in Florida,
which holds its primary on 31 January). In the UK Harry Redknapp, March 2nd 1947, tipped as
a possible next English national football team manager, is in court on tax evasion. His natal Sun is 11 Pisces.
The decelerating and waxing young Moon sextiles Pluto 00 31
The Moon squares her node 07 03
Moon conjunction Venus 13 13
Friday 27 January 2012
Sun 06 Aquarius
Moon 20 Pisces
Mercury 29 Capricorn
Venus 15 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2012 BX34 will fly past Earth on Jan. 27th only 77,000 km
(0.2 lunar distances) away. There is no danger of a collision with the 14-meter wide space rock. Advanced amateur
astronomers might be able to observe the flyby as the asteroid brightens to 14th magnitude just before closest approach
today at 1530 UT.
Today a planetary cardinal/fixed T-square forms for 3 days involving
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. This pattern will correspond with challenge and
conflict of interest. The Sun formed such an arrangement one week ago. Once again
Uranus eases the conflict, and again technology and invention have some of the answers to problems which arise..
The slow Moon in Pisces reaches her waxing crescent phase 01:58
Moon opposition retrograde Mars 04 54 and is void.
Mercury in very late Capricorn squares Saturn 09 21
Mercury enters Aquarius 18 13, joining the Sun and Neptune in that sign.
Mercury will rush through Aquarius in just 18 days. He sextiles Uranus tomorrow, and squares
Jupiter on Sunday. He sextiles the lunar node on Feb 3rd. Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with
the Sun at 18 Aquarius on Feb 7th. As an evening 'star' he then forms a reflective trine with Saturn on Feb 13th.
Mercury enters Pisces on Feb 14th. This period is a breath of fresh air and other than Sunday's 'over the top'
aspect, Mercury has an astrologically 'easy' glide through Aquarius.
The Moon enters Aries 18 29.
The 'drift' of the previous couple of days gives way to a rush.
Moon conjunct Uranus 21 40
Saturday 28 January 2012
Sun 07 Aquarius
Moon 03 Aries
Mercury 00 Aquarius
Venus 17 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 12 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
The Arab League's monitoring chief warns that Syria has seen an escalation of violence in recent days,
as the UN prepares to discuss the crisis. Transiting Neptune is square Syrian Uranus, crazy chaos.
Globally Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are in T-square arrangement this weekend. Uranus eases the conflict,
but the Moon is in Aries, it looks like a challenging fight of a couple of days Much pushiness.
The slowly waxing confident crescent Moon in Aries sextiles the Sun 10 02
Moon square Pluto 10 48
Moon trine her node 17 16
Mercury sextile Uranus 18 27
As the (GMT) day ends Mercury squares Jupiter. Bad judgment abounds.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Sun 08 Aquarius
Moon 15 Aries
Mercury 02 Aquarius
Venus 18 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
Mercury square Jupiter 04 09
The very slowly waxing Crescent Moon in Aries makes no further aspects today.
The next planetary aspect is Venus opposite retrograde Mars on Wednesday.
Monday 30 January 2012
Sun 09 Aquarius
Moon 27 Aries
Mercury 04 Aquarius
Venus 19 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 02 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
The Moon is conjunct Jupiter today.
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 10 degrees Aquarius.
There are 50 days to the Vernal Equinox.
The Moon in Aries slowly waxing to first quarter is opposition Saturn 05 22
Moon sextile Neptune becoming void. 06 09
Moon enters Taurus 06 30 joining Jupiter in that sign.
Five bodies are then in fixed signs. Lots of intransigence to follow.
Moon conjunction Jupiter 11 30
Moon square Mercury 16 16
Mercury semi-square Venus 16 48
Moon apogee (Slowest all month) 17:47
Moon trine Pluto 23 27
Mercury is a fast moving direct morning 'star' in Aquarius.
He sextiles the lunar node on Feb 3rd. Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with
the Sun at 18 Aquarius on Feb 7th the day of the next Full Moon . As an evening 'star'
he then forms a reflective trine with Saturn on Feb 13th. Mercury enters Pisces on Feb 14th
Venus is an evening star in Pisces. Venus opposes retrograde Mars in Virgo on Feb 1st, which is the
dominant aspect in the week ahead.
She enters Aries Feb 8th. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum brightness
in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction,
passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
He reaches opposition to the Sun on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo.
He enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Eros the second largest Near Earth Object
will pass within 17 million miles of Earth.
Sun 11 Aquarius
Moon 09 Taurus
Mercury 05 Aquarius
Venus 20 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 4 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 3 Fixed 5 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Russia has said it will block a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a transfer of power in Syria because
it "leaves open the possibility of intervention" in Syria's affairs. The US, the UK and France are lobbying on behalf
of the Arab League's draft text, which calls for President Bashar al-Assad to hand power to a deputy. The White
House said Mr Assad had lost control of Syria, adding "he will go". But Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister said the
text was "not balanced". Meanwhile, fighting in Syria continued as government troops bombarded the central city
of Homs. Transiting Pluto is quincunx (150 degrees) Bashar's natal lunar node next week ,and transiting Neptune
squares Syria's natal Uranus mid February. It's a very messy mixture.
A 'slow to move' day is in store.
Venus waxing quintile Pluto 02 53
Today the very slow Moon in Taurus reaches First Quarter phase 04 11
Sun sextile node 19 59
Venus in Pisces is about to oppose retrograde Mars. Tensions manifests between Man and Woman.
FEBRUARY 1st 2012.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Sun 12 Aquarius
Moon 20 Taurus
Mercury 07 Aquarius
Venus 21 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 4 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 3 Fixed 5 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Venus opposite Mars peaks tonight and is eased by the Moon at the start of the (GMT) day.
Moon sextile Venus 02 09
The slow Moon in Taurus increasing in light and motion 'earth trines' Mars 04 29
Moon square Neptune becoming void. 19 07
Moon enters Gemini 19 15
Moon sextile Uranus 22 55
Venus opposition retro-Mars 23 42, the difficult aspect dominating this week.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Sun 13 Aquarius
Moon 02 Gemini
Mercury 09 Aquarius
Venus 23 Pisces
Mars 23 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 3 Air 5 Water 1
Cardinal 3 Fixed 4 Mutable 4
Positive 7 Negative 4
At least 73 people were killed and about 156 injured in clashes between football fans in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
Transiting Uranus is exactly conjunct the Egyptian natal Venus today. The Venus Mars opposition in the sky right now
aligns to the Egyptian natal Sun. Egypt progressed Moon at the end of Capricorn is quincunx progressed Mercury.
Also yesterday Pakistan's foreign minister said her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, as a leaked
Nato report accused Islamabad of links to the Taliban. There are mixed fortunes at work in the Pakistan
chart this year. Transiting Pluto squares natal Neptune, and transiting Neptune trines natal Mars suggesting
confused power plays, and armed forces with an agenda, transiting Saturn continues to square natal Moon
symbolising a repressed populace, but Uranus trines natal Mercury bringing some development.
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney's campaign marches on to Minnesota and Nevada,
after his sweeping victory in Florida's primary. Transiting Mercury was conjunct his natal Venus yesterday.
Heavy snow has caused disruption across Europe, carpeting much of Italy to the south and Turkey to the east.
Today and tomorrow is 'astrologically airy'. Communication and exchange are to the fore.
Today the Moon, gaining in light and motion in Gemini, 'air trines' Mercury 14 42
Moon opposition her north node 17 40
Venus waxing biquintile Saturn 18 02
The Moon trines the Sun 22 02
Momentum towards the Full moon next Tuesday night (GMT) will soon start to kick in.
Friday 3 February 2012
Sun 14 Aquarius
Moon 14 Gemini
Mercury 10 Aquarius
Venus 24 Pisces
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 30 Aquarius
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 3 Air 5 Water 1
Cardinal 3 Fixed 4 Mutable 4
Positive 7 Negative 4
At 10 23 GMT today the Sun reaches 15 degrees Aquarius. We in the north are poised midway
between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Although currently gripped in a wintry chill
the season of 'stirring' begins. In the southern hemisphere, the summer's end is nigh.
Mercury sextile node 11 14
The Moon in Gemini, gaining in light and motion, makes a waning mutable square to retro Mars 15 25
Venus Mars and the Moon are in mutable T-square 15 00 to 20 30 GMT.
Neptune enters Pisces 19 07
Best article I have read on this ingress is by Adrian Ross Duncan
http://www.esotericastrologer.org
Moon square Venus 20 04
Saturday 4 February 2012
Sun 15 Aquarius
Moon 27 Gemini
Mercury 12 Aquarius
Venus 25 Pisces
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 08 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 3 Air 4 Water 2
Cardinal 3 Fixed 3 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Neptune is now in Pisces until Jan 27th 2026.
Moon Saturn Neptune form a tight dissociate Grand Trine 05:00 to 06:15.
Moon trine Saturn becoming void. 05 07
Moon hits gibbous phase 05:42. The final procession to the Full Moon is underway.
The Moon enters Cancer 06 05
Moon trine Neptune 06 07
Moon square Uranus 09 44
Moon sextile Jupiter 11 54
Moon opposition Pluto 22 07
Sunday 5 February 2012
Sun 16 Aquarius
Moon 10 Cancer
Mercury 14 Aquarius
Venus 26 Pisces
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 30 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday Russia and China vetoed an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution condemning the
violent crackdown in Syria, hours after scores were killed in Homs.
Today the accelerating gibbous Moon waxes towards the full in Cancer.
Emotion, care, worry, defense are all to the fore, Full Moon tensions are building.
Sun waxing biquintile Mars 12 11
Moon waning sextile Mars 23 02
Monday 6 February 2012
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth 2nd of Britain.
The Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952 as a tight cardinal planetary T-square involving
Venus, Jupiter and Uranus was manifest. Her coronation took place on 2 June 1953.
Sun 17 Aquarius
Moon 23 Cancer
Mercury 16 Aquarius
Venus 27 Pisces
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 30 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 2 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Mercury biquintile Mars 05 26
Moon trine Venus 09 29
The Moon, Jupiter and Saturn in loose dissociate T-square 12:00 to 20:00.
Moon square Saturn becoming void. 12 32
Moon enters Leo 13 25
Moon trine Uranus 17 01
Moon square Jupiter 19 24
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 17 degrees Aquarius.
There are 43 days to the Vernal Equinox.
Mercury is a fast moving direct morning 'star' in Aquarius.
Mercury is in Superior Conjunction with the Sun at 18 Aquarius tomorrow . As an evening 'star'
he then forms a reflective trine with Saturn on Feb 13th. Mercury enters Pisces on Feb 14th
Venus is an evening star in Pisces. She enters Aries on Wednesday and closely aligns to Uranus on Friday.
Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum brightness in early May 2012,
Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the
disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012. He reaches opposition to the Sun
on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo. He enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
The Full Moon tomorrow and the close alignment of Venus and Uranus on Friday dominate
the week ahead.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Sun 18 Aquarius
Moon 06 Leo
Mercury 17 Aquarius
Venus 29 Pisces
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 03 Taurus
Saturn 30 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 3 Fixed 4 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday the fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocked the Syrian city of Homs, as the
US closed its Damascus embassy over security concerns. That destructive transiting Neptune square
Syrian Uranus peaks on Feb 12th.
Quite a day is in store today.
The almost Full Moon accelerating in Leo trines her node 08 50
Mercury Superior conjunction with the Sun 09 03
SATURN TURNS RETROGRADE 12 31 at 29 degrees Libra
Venus waxing quincunx Saturn 20 01
Full Moon in Leo 21 55 opposite Mercury.
The Sabat of Candlemass.
http://crossroadscauldron.wordpress.com/full-moon-circles/full-moon-in-leofriday-january-29th/
This is the second Full Moon following the Total Lunar Eclipse on Dec 10th 2011, and
the 4th before the Partial Lunar eclipse on June 4th 2012.
Mercury, The Sun, the Earth and the Full Moon are aligned between tropical Leo and Aquarius.
Venus applies in conjunction to Uranus, Jupiter sextiles Neptune, Venus is quincunx Saturn,the Moon
is opposite the Venus/Pluto midpoint.
This Full Moon directly and closely hits the natal Neptune of Robert Mugabe, the natal Mars Saturn
of Al Gore, the natal Pluto of Phill Collins and George Brown, and the Lunar Node of Jim Carey.
At the moment of Full Moon, the Moon rises at Georgetown Guyana sets at Perth (Aus), and culminates
at Nicosia. Mars culminates Karachi, Pluto lower culmination Rabat, Jupiter sets Athens, Mercury rises
at Boston (Mass. USA). Saturn rises at Belgrade. The Sun, Moon, Mercury combo aligns to Turkey,
Russia, and Western Australia.
Today is the birthday of comedian Eddie Izzard, yesterday was the birthday of Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck,
and singer Rick Astley, tomorrow is the birthday of Jim Capaldi. All these people will have a climatic year ahead.
After the Full moon has passed the Moon opposes Mercury 22 42
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Sun 19 Aquarius
Moon 20 Leo
Mercury 19 Aquarius
Venus 30 Pisces
Mars 22 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 30 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 3 Fixed 4 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday, as the full moon climaxed, Gulf Arab states expelled Syria's ambassadors, accusing
Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visited President Assad.
Assad has transiting Pluto quincunx his natal lunar node right now, the Full Moon yesterday was square his
natal Neptune, and retro Mars is conjunct his natal Virgo Sun, for a second time on Feb 18th. Something
has to give here.
New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan vowed to uphold the rule of law following the dramatic
resignation of his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed. Transiting Uranus squared Maldives natal Moon, and
transiting Jupiter squared natal Sun on Feb 4th, Progressed Moon opposes progressed Pluto today. Transiting
Neptune opposes natal Venus on Feb 25th. If the Maldives chart was that of a person, a nervous breakdown
would be forecasted right now!
Iran's parliament has summoned the president for questioning for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a long list of questions about the state of the economy, as well as his foreign and
domestic policy decisions. Yesterday's Full Moon trined Iran's natal Pluto. A change for the better is at work in the country. As
for Ahmadinejad, the cosmic machinery is working with precise timing. His tight natal Pluto square lunar node was opposed
by transiting Neptune yesterday. Jupiter opposes his Sun on Feb 17th. Saturn is conjunct his natal Mercury for the 2nd
and 3rd times, in May and in August. Saturn is conjunct his natal Sun in November. A very testing year for him is likely.
Today Venus enters Aries 06 02
Venus as an evening star in Aries resides there for 27 days. She makes a near alignment
with Uranus on Friday, squares Pluto on Feb. 15th, trines the lunar node on Feb 17th
and opposes Saturn on March 3rd. Venus moves into Taurus on March 5th.
Venus in Aries symbolises ardor, passion, and sudden love impulse. Mars is very weak
in Virgo. Women have the assertive edge right now. Anima rising.
The Moon now just past the full, and accelerating, sextiles retro-Saturn becoming void. 16 43
Moon enters Virgo 17 33
Moon opposition Neptune 17 52 This opposition eased by Saturn.
Moon 'earth-trines' Jupiter 23 46
Assessment of the damage.
Thursday 9 February 2012
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Sun 20 Aquarius
Moon 04 Virgo
Mercury 21 Aquarius
Venus 01 Aries
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 30 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
Today Mercury makes an awkward waxing quincunx aspect to Mars 07 10, all
part of the pre- Mars opposition pageant.
The 'hung-over' and rapidly waning Moon in Virgo 'earth trines' Pluto 08 09
Mercury waning quintile Jupiter 11 52
The fast moving Moon squares her node 11 57
Strong geocentric planetary 9th harmonic operative around 12 00
The day continues with Venus drawing to an alignment to Uranus in Aries, and the Moon
very rapidly drawing to Mars in Virgo. Both these events occur tomorrow. Bring them on.
Friday 10 February 2012
Sun 21 Aquarius
Moon 18 Virgo
Mercury 23 Aquarius
Venus 02 Aries
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 30 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
Not much world news yesterday except continuing civilian bloodshed in Syria
but with Venus closely aligned to Uranus in the small hours today expect something
sudden and soon.
Venus conjunction Uranus in Aries, 02 30 separation 0.3 degrees
Mercury quintile node 02 58
The very fast moving Moon in Virgo conjunction retro-Mars, becoming void. 05 13
A void of course Friday ensues.
Sun waxing quincunx Mars 11 32
The Moon enters Libra 19 55
Moon opposition Uranus 23 37
In the western sky, bright Jupiter and brighter Venus are 30° apart and closing.
Watch the gap between them narrow by 1° per day as they approach their March 13th conjunction.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Sun 22 Aquarius
Moon 02 Libra
Mercury 24 Aquarius
Venus 03 Aries
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
The Moon is having a difficult time in Libra.
The rapidly waning Moon in opposes Venus 01 25
This very fast moving Moon reaches disseminating phase 07:32
Sun waning quintile Jupiter 08 04
Moon square Pluto 10 24
Moon sextile node 13 53
Moon perigee (fastest all month and closest to Earth) 18:41
Sunday 12 February 2012
Sun 23 Aquarius
Moon 17 Libra
Mercury 26 Aquarius
Venus 04 Aries
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 4 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 3 Mutable 3
Positive 7 Negative 4
Yesterday Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned the Greek people of imminent catastrophe
if parliament fails to pass a deeply unpopular austerity bill. Transiting Venus opposes Greece Moon Pluto
conjunction, and transiting Mercury opposes Greece Mars, both transits today. Jupiter is quincunx that Moon Pluto
conjunction on Tuesday. Uranus opposes Greece natal moon next month. No respite there.
A Syrian general was killed by "terrorists", in what is thought to be the first assassination of a senior officer
in Damascus since the uprising began.
Today the Sun is quintile the lunar node 02 06
The rapidly waning Moon in Libra air trines the Sun 10 28
Moon trine Mercury 18 00
Moon conjunction Saturn becoming void. 21 10
The Moon enters Scorpio 22 02
The Moon water trines Neptune 22 37
Monday 13 February 2012
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Sun 24 Aquarius
Moon 01 Scorpio
Mercury 28 Aquarius
Venus 06 Aries
Mars 21 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday Protests grew in the Greek capital Athens with buildings set alight as MPs debated
an unpopular austerity bill crucial for a 130bn euro bailout.
Musicians, fans and friends paid tribute to singer Whitney Houston, who has died unexpectedly
at the age of 48. The quote below is from Marjorie Orr.
Neptune moving sign into Pisces just a few days ago adds her sadly to the remarkable collection of
starry women who died on this transition of the planet which drove their lives. Liz Taylor and
Jane Russell died last year as Neptune made its first foray into Pisces. On previous shifts of
Neptune out of one sign into another - Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Nathalie Wood, Grace Kelly
, Gloria Swanson, Princess Diana, Ginger Rogers and many other notable with a global aura died
Today the Sun makes a waxing semi square to Pluto 01 23
The rapidly waning but decelerating Moon in Scorpio opposes Jupiter 05 13
Moon sextile Pluto 12 46
Mercury waxing air trine Saturn 18 45
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 24 degrees Aquarius.
There are 36 days to the Vernal Equinox.
Mercury is a fast moving direct evening 'star' in Aquarius.
Mercury is trine Saturn today. Mercury enters Pisces on Feb 14th
Venus is an evening star in Aries . Venus squares Pluto on Feb. 15th, trines the lunar node on Feb 17th
and opposes saturn on March 3rd. Venus moves into Taurus on March 5th.
Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum brightness in early May 2012,
Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the
disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012. He reaches opposition to the Sun
on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo. He enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
In the western sky, bright Jupiter and brighter Venus are 28° apart and closing.
Watch the gap between them narrow by 1° per day as they approach their March 13th conjunction.
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Sun 25 Aquarius
Moon 15 Scorpio
Mercury 30 Aquarius
Venus 07 Aries
Mars 20 Virgo
Jupiter 04 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 4 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Mercury enters Pisces 01 39
Mercury is an evening star in Pisces. He is conjunct Neptune today, receiving deep teaching.
He sextiles Jupiter on Feb 16th, sextiles Pluto on Feb 18th, squares the lunar node on Feb 19th
and opposes retrograde Mars on Feb 23rd. He enters Aires on March 2nd. Mercury turns
retrograde at 7 Aries on March 12th and is inferior conjunction with the Sun on March 21st.
He re-enters Pisces on March 23rd and turns direct again on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He
finally leaves the sign of Pisces on April 16th. The first period of Mercury in Pisces ( up to
March 2nd is a period of reflective sublimation. Today especially gives rises to the deepest
of thought forms.
Mercury conjunction Neptune 06 48 separation 1.2 degrees
The decelerating and waning Moon in Scorpio sextiles retrograde Mars 08 08
Last Quarter Moon becoming void. 17 05
An astrologically brighter day is forecast for tomorrow, but be mindful of the rather seedy
Venus square Pluto tomorrow night (GMT).
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Sun 26 Aquarius
Moon 29 Scorpio
Mercury 02 Pisces
Venus 08 Aries
Mars 20 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday police sealed off large parts of Bahrain's capital on the anniversary of pro-democracy
protests, as clashes in outlying villages continued for a second day. Transiting Neptune (and Mercury),
having just both ingressed Pisces are currently square Bahrain's natal Neptune.
The Large Hadron Collider will boost the energy of its collisions, with scientists hoping to find
"new physics" and end debate about the Higgs boson.
Today the decelerating Moon, now past the last quarter phase, enters Sagittarius 00 57
The day that follows is alluring. Lead us not into temptation.
Moon square Neptune 01 41
Moon square Mercury 04 29
Moon trine Uranus 05 07
Jupiter biquintile node 07 47
Moon 'fire trines' Venus 15 54
Venus square Pluto 18 33
Moon conjunction her node 19 09
Thursday 16 February 2012
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Sun 27 Aquarius
Moon 13 Sagittarius
Mercury 04 Pisces
Venus 09 Aries
Mars 20 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 02 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 11 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday a huge fire at a prison in Honduras killed at least 300 inmates, as victims' relatives
desperate for news tried to storm the building. The Venus Pluto square yesterday hit the
Honduran Uranus and transiting Uranus is exactly conjunct the Honduran lunar node.
Nicolas Sarkozy formally declared he will stand for re-election as French president on 22 April
with Francois Hollande his main rival. We have an Aquarian Leo fight here! Hollande was born
on 12th August 1954 in Rouen, France at 00.10 hrs. More to follow on this bout.
Today the decelerating Moon, well past the last quarter, in Sagittarius squares retro Mars 10 48
Mercury makes a waning sextile to Jupiter 16 08
An interesting New Moon next Tuesday is on the horizon.
Today is geared to exploration.
Friday 17 February 2012
Sun 28 Aquarius
Moon 27 Sagittarius
Mercury 05 Pisces
Venus 10 Aries
Mars 19 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 00 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
The Moon is very busy today. Lots to adjust to.
The decelerating Moon, well beyond last quarter, starting the day
in Sagittarius, sextiles the Sun 01 09
The Moon sextiles Saturn becoming void 04 04
The Moon enters Capricorn 05 04
Venus trines the lunar node 05 12
The Moon sextiles Neptune 05 58
The Moon squares Uranus 09 31
The Moon 'earth trines' Jupiter 13 45
Moon sextile Mercury 16 52
Moon conjunction Pluto 20 42
A determined and practical weekend is ahead as the Sun
makes a constructive trine to Saturn, and the Moon resides
in Capricorn. The month of Pisces starts on Sunday and the
Sun is conjunct Neptune, a holy communion. A rather special
New Moon is approaching. It occurs late (GMT) on Tuesday.
Saturday 18 February 2012
Sun 29 Aquarius
Moon 11 Capricorn
Mercury 07 Pisces
Venus 11 Aries
Mars 19 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
This is the last day of the astrological month of Aquarius.
It is a constructive and practical day. A 'get things done' vibration.
The pre-balsamic decelerating Moon in Capricorn squares Venus 01 18
The Moon enters balsamic phase 05:46
The Moon earth trines Mars 14 34
The Sun air trines Saturn 16 03
Mercury waxing sextile Pluto 21 24
Sunday 19 February 2012
Sun 30 Aquarius
Moon 24 Capricorn
Mercury 09 Pisces
Venus 13 Aries
Mars 19 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Astrological changes.
Today the Sun enters Pisces 06 19 and a new astrological month commences.
The Sun is conjunct Neptune in Pisces for the first time since March 19th
1861. On the following day the Mendoza earthquake occurred. It was a major seismic movement in
the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place on 20 March 1861, at 11:30 PM. It had a magnitude
of 7.2 The earthquake devastated the provincial capital, Mendoza, killing 4,300 of its 12,000 residents.
Ocean mists envelop the soul.
Strong geocentric planetary 11th harmonic operative Feb 19th -21st.
Mystery and imagination.
The balsamic Moon squares Saturn becoming void 09 23.
The Moon enters Aquarius 10 30
Moon sextile Uranus 15 16
Mercury squares the lunar node 16 27
Moon square Jupiter 20 04
Sun conjunction Neptune 20 42
Monday 20 February 2012
Sun 01 Pisces
Moon 07 Aquarius
Mercury 11 Pisces
Venus 14 Aries
Mars 18 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
Strong geocentric planetary 11th harmonic operative Feb 19th -21st
The ancient Moon sextiles her node 05 13
Moon sextile Venus 12 29
Finger of fate. The Moon, Venus and Mars form the 'yod' aspect at this time.
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 1 degree Pisces. There are 29 days to the Vernal Equinox.
The Sun Neptune and Mercury are in Pisces, Venus and Uranus are in Aries.
The Moon is very old and decelerating in Aquarius. The New Moon is tomorrow.
Mercury is an evening star in Pisces. He opposes retrograde Mars on Feb 23rd. He enters Aires
on March 2nd. Mercury slows to less than a degree per day on March 5th, turns retrograde at
7 Aries on March 12th, and is inferior conjunction with the Sun on March 21st. He re-enters
Pisces on March 23rd and turns direct again on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He finally leaves the
sign of Pisces on April 16th.
Venus is an evening star in Aries . Venus opposes Saturn on March 3rd. Venus moves into
Taurus on March 5th. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum
brightness in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and
is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012. He reaches opposition to the Sun
on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo. He enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
In the western sky, bright Jupiter and brighter Venus are 21° apart and closing.
Watch the gap between them narrow by 1° per day as they approach their March 13th conjunction.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Sun 02 Pisces
Moon 21 Aquarius
Mercury 13 Pisces
Venus 15 Aries
Mars 18 Virgo
Jupiter 05 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
Strong geocentric planetary 11th harmonic
operative Feb 19th -21st
The ancient Moon in Aquarius trines Saturn becoming void 16 18
Venus waxing semi-square Neptune 17 21
The Moon slips into Pisces 17 32
Moon conjunction Neptune 18 48
New Moon in Pisces 22 35 conjunct Neptune
Saturn rises at London.
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This New Moon falls midway in time between the partial solar eclipse on November 25th 2011
and the annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20th 2012.
This New Moon is significant because it is conjunct Neptune, newly arrived in Pisces, and Chiron.
The New Moon is also sextile Jupiter. This renders a deeply spiritual and inspirational quality to the
time. However there are other, more material influences at work. Mercury applies in opposition
to retrograde Mars. Mars is himself in dangerous aspect (150 degree) to Venus and (165 degree)
to Uranus. This arrangement suggests violent disharmonious and unexpected events, both globally
and personally. An emphasis on water signs and a lack of fixed signs in the planetary situation ensures
a time of emotional fluidity and change. Poised midway between eclipses we are at a karmic point of
balance.
At the moment of New Moon today, the fishy Sun Moon Neptune combination rises over Borneo,
eastern China and Indonesia. The Moon rises at Beijing and at Hong Kong. The three bodies are
at lower culmination at Greece, scene of turmoil right now, and are setting at Venezuela and at
Haiti, Argentina and Bolivia. The Moon sets over the Falklands. Neptune sets at Washington DC.
At London Saturn rises and the New Moon is conjunct the UK Pluto. Something very big is set for the UK I feel.
Today is the birthday of Robert Mugawe, Nina Simone, Charlotte Church. Rhianna, and Gordon Brown
celebrated theirs yesterday. All these people are entering new chapters in their lives.
The New Moon also hits the natal Venus of Shirley Bassey and the Mars of Tracy Bingham and Bjon Borg,
and the natal Saturn of the UK Labour Party, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. The New Moon also
hits the natal Moon of the chart for the transfer of power recently in North Korea.
This is a New Moon to be mindful of.
The day ends with a deep sleep of dreams.
Wednesday 22 February 2012
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Sun 03 Pisces
Moon 03 Pisces
Mercury 15 Pisces
Venus 16 Aries
Mars 18 Virgo
Jupiter 06 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 4
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 4 Negative 7
Sleepers awake! The Moon is now new.
This infant decelerating Moon sextiles Jupiter 04 11
and sextiles Pluto 10 25
She squares her node 12 44
The Moon spends the remainder of the day in an application
to Mercury in Pisces. New Moon vibrations and messages ripple out.
Thursday 23 February 2012
Sun 04 Pisces
Moon 16 Pisces
Mercury 16 Pisces
Venus 17 Aries
Mars 17 Virgo
Jupiter 06 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 4
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 4 Negative 7
Yesterday's New Moon brought tragedy in the form of a commuter train crash at a station in the
Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, killing 49 people and leaving at least 600 injured. At the moment
of New moon the Sun, Moon and Neptune were setting over Argentina, square the Argentina natal
Sun and probably conjunct the natal Moon. Retro Mars is currently opposite Argentina's natal Pluto.
American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik were
among 60 people killed as Syria intensified its clampdown.
Today the slow and decelerating Moon is conjunct Mercury 00 37
Moon opposition Mars becoming void 02 25 for 24 hours.
Venus in Aries waning quincunx retro Mars in Virgo 04 26
Mercury opposition Mars 11 26
This is not an easy day. The Moon drifts in vacant needfulness.
and the personal planets are all askew.
Friday 24 February 2012
Jupiter and Venus form a line pointing down to the crescent Moon during and after twilight.
Sun 05 Pisces
Moon 29 Pisces
Mercury 18 Pisces
Venus 18 Aries
Mars 17 Virgo
Jupiter 06 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 4
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 4 Negative 7
What might have been the biggest physics story of the past century may
instead be down to a faulty connection. In September 2011, the Opera
experiment reported it had seen particles called neutrinos evidently
traveling faster than the speed of light. The team has now found two
problems that may have affected their test in opposing ways: one in
its timing gear and one in an optical fibre connection. Yesterday's Venus
quincunx Mars, semi-sextile Mercury seems to have coincided with
the fault finding.
It was a low news day yesterday. We are in a rather quiet period
now astrologically speaking. Moreover, Mars is approaching his 'challenging' opposition
to the Sun, Venus is applying in 'severe' opposition to Saturn, and Mercury is
applying in 'sudden surprise' conjunction to Uranus. These three aspects occur on March 3rd,
4th and 5th respectively. The next Full Moon peaks on the morning of Thursday March 8th.
Today the slow infant Moon enters Aries 02:49
Moon conjunct Uranus 08:26
Moon square Pluto 20:31
Moon trine her node 22:33
Expect more urgency and more action than there was yesterday.
Saturday 25 February 2012
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The slowly waxing crescent Moon pairs spectacularly with Venus in the evening sky!
Venus and Jupiter are converging, and the Moon swings around the sky to meet them
today. They will form a triangle in the sky less than 15 degrees wide. Venus and Jupiter
will converge even more until, on March 12th, the two bright planets will form a
double-beacon in the sunset sky only 3degrees apart. Astrologicaly, the conjunction of
Venus and Jupiter in Taurus, represents, sheer opulance, so much for March 2012.
Today's conjunction of Venus and the Moon and Venus in Aries evokes very much
a 'me-centred' impatience. Events of a sudden and volatile nature, will I guess,
burst out on Saturday.
Sun 06 Pisces
Moon 11 Aries
Mercury 20 Pisces
Venus 19 Aries
Mars 17 Virgo
Jupiter 06 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday the Red Cross started evacuating women and children from part of the
besieged Syrian city of Homs after talks with authorities. Mars retro in Virgo, love wisdom.
Today the Sun forms a waning sextile with Jupiter 10 34, compassion.
Mercury waxing quintile Pluto 15 35, solution.
The slow moving Moon is conjunct Venus 19 01, significant activity.
The Moon reaches her waxing crescent phase 21:46, drama on the world stage.
Potentially positive.
Sunday 26 February 2012
Sun 07 Pisces
Moon 23 Aries
Mercury 22 Pisces
Venus 21 Aries
Mars 16 Virgo
Jupiter 06 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. Jupiter, Venus and the
crescent Moon are converging for a beautiful three-way encounter in the sunset sky
Nasa analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say a coronal mass ejection (CME)
will hit Earth's magnetic field on Feb. 26th at 13:30 UT (+/- 7 hr). The impact could
spark a G2-class geomagnetic storm.http://www.spaceweather.com/
Yesterday Nato withdrew all its staff from Afghan ministries after two senior US officers
were shot dead in the interior ministry in Kabul. Sharp assertive action in keeping with
Venus, Uranus and the Moon in Aries, the Sun, Mercury and Neptune in Pisces,
and a 'close to Earth encounter' with retro Mars.
Today the very slowly waxing Moon in late Aries is opposite Saturn becoming void 12:53
Moon enters Taurus 14 31
The mood of the day from 14:31 is to put down roots, quiet subdue ensues.
Moon sextile Neptune 16 15
Mercury biquintile Saturn 22 09
Monday 27 February 2012
See the six or seven brightest night objects at once. The last few days of February
and first few days of March offer a rare chance for people at mid-northern latitudes to
see at least a half dozen of the night sky's brightest objects simultaneously, 30 to 60
minutes after sunset. In order of brightness these are the Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Sirius,
Mars, Mercury, and (for southerners) Canopus.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Sun 08 Pisces
Moon 05 Taurus
Mercury 23 Pisces
Venus 22 Aries
Mars 16 Virgo
Jupiter 06 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 4 Negative 7
Yesterday the Syrian government held a referendum on a new constitution, as violence
continued around the country killing at least 30 people. Towards the end of March
president Bashar al-Assad has transiting retrograde Saturn conjunct his natal Venus.
On April 4th Uranus is quincunx his natal Mercury and on April 6th Jupiter opposes his natal Mars.
This is a possible period for his downfall, but his is a tough chart, and not much shows up at that
time in the Syrian map.
France and Germany are following the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan
government institutions in the wake of the killing of two senior US Nato officers.
Steady as she goes.
Today the very slowly waxing young Moon is conjunct Jupiter 03:44
Venus waning biquintile Mars 03:58
(Venus is not conjunct Mars until April 7th 2013)
Moon sextile Sun 06:54
Moon trine Pluto 08:56
Moon apogee (Slowest all month) 14:03
Moon trine Mars 22:09
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 8 degrees Pisces. There are 22 days to the Vernal Equinox.
The Sun Neptune and Mercury are in Pisces, Venus and Uranus are in Aries.
Mercury is an evening star in Pisces. He enters Aires on March 2nd. Mercury slows to less than
a degree per day on March 5th, turns retrograde at 7 Aries on March 12th, and is inferior
conjunction with the Sun on March 21st. He re-enters Pisces on March 23rd and turns direct
again on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He finally leaves the sign of Pisces on April 16th.
Venus is an evening star in Aries . Venus opposes Saturn on March 3rd. Venus moves into
Taurus on March 5th. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum
brightness in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and
is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012. He reaches opposition to the Sun
on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo. He enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
In the western sky, bright Jupiter and brighter Venus are 14° apart and closing.
Watch the gap between them narrow by 1° per day as they approach their March 13th conjunction.
So then Mars is approaching his 'challenging' opposition to the Sun, Venus is applying in 'severe'
opposition to Saturn, and Mercury is applying in 'sudden surprise' conjunction to Uranus.
These three aspects occur on March 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.
The next Full Moon peaks on the morning of Thursday March 8th.
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Sun 09 Pisces
Moon 16 Taurus
Mercury 25 Pisces
Venus 23 Aries
Mars 16 Virgo
Jupiter 07 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 4 Negative 7
Yesterday the Syrian military launched a new offensive against opposition-held towns in the province
of Idlib, as the European Union agreed a tougher round of sanctions against Damascus.
Today the Pisces Sun is in waxing sextile to Pluto 07:16
The very slowly waxing Moon, in Taurus, sextiles Mercury becoming void 19:47.
The Moon, Mercury and Saturn
form a finger of fate at this time.
Keep your eye on the road, your hands upon the wheel.
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Sun 10 Pisces
Moon 28 Taurus
Mercury 26 Pisces
Venus 24 Aries
Mars 15 Virgo
Jupiter 07 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 4 Negative 7
The Moon, the Sun and the lunar node form
a mutable T-square today and right up to the
first quarter Moon tomorrow. Crisis in movement.
Mars is now very close to his opposition to the Sun.
Sun square the lunar node 01:11,we are midway between eclipse seasons.
The slow but accelerating waxing crescent Moon enters Gemini 03:28
Six planets in mutable signs until Friday. Lots of movement.
Moon waxing square Neptune 05:25
Moon waxing sextile Uranus 09:50
Moon opposition her node 23:15
Thursday 1 March 2012
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Venus and Jupiter are converging. On March 12th, the two bright planets will form a
double-beacon in the sunset sky only 3degrees apart. In fact, throughout the first three
weeks of March, Venus and Jupiter will be less than 12 degrees apart, close enough to hide
behind your outstretched palm.
Sun 11 Pisces
Moon 10 Gemini
Mercury 28 Pisces
Venus 25 Aries
Mars 15 Virgo
Jupiter 07 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday North Korea agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and
long-range missile tests, in return for food aid from the US. The next Full Moon makes
a 'promising' hit on the the natal Sun of North Korea, which is also the degree of the
natal Mars of the recent North Korea power transfer.
Syrian troops launched a ground assault on opposition strongholds in the city of Homs,
as the UN humanitarian chief was denied entry to Syria. This same Full Moon next Thursday
hits the natal Sun and Neptune of President Assad.
A US experiment has confirmed previous findings that hinted at new phenomena outside our
understanding of physics. The results show that certain matter particles decay differently
from their antimatter counterparts. Such differences could potentially help explain why
there is so much more matter in the cosmos than antimatter. The findings from scientists
working on the CDF experiment have been presented at a particle physics meeting in La Thuile, Italy.
Mars is approaching opposition. On March 3-5, the Red Planet will be up all night long,
opposite the sun and as close to Earth as it will get in 2012.
The Moon, the Sun and Mars are in mutable T-square 01:00 to 09:00.
First Quarter Moon 01:22
This slowly accelerating Moon in Gemini squares Mars 08:54
Mercury waxing quincunx Saturn 18:35
Early this evening, the Moon occults (covers) the 5th-magnitude star 114 Tauri for most
of the eastern U.S. and southern Ontario. Some times for the star's disappearance behind
the Moon's dark limb: Toronto, 7:47 p.m. EST; Atlanta, 7:18 p.m. EST; Chicago, 6:23 p.m. CST.
Then later tonight, the Moon's dark limb covers 3rd-magnitude Zeta Tauri for the Northeast and
much of the Midwest. Some times: Toronto, 1:25 a.m. EST; Washington, DC, 1:36 a.m. EST;
Chicago, 12:39 a.m. CST; Winnipeg, 12:16 a.m. CST
Friday 2 March 2012
Sun 12 Pisces
Moon 22 Gemini
Mercury 29 Pisces
Venus 26 Aries
Mars 14 Virgo
Jupiter 07 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday the UN Security Council demanded access to Syria for its humanitarian
chief Valerie Amos, as rebels withdrew from their stronghold in Homs.
Mars is approaching opposition to the Sun.
Venus is approaching opposition to Saturn.
Challenging times.
The Moon today accelerating past the first quarter sextiles Venus 08:30
Mercury enters Aries 11:42.
Mercury, Venus and Uranus are now in Aries, Venus leaves on Monday.
Mercury is an evening star in Aires, approaching his station. On March 5th Mercury is
conjunct Uranus at 3 Aries, and he slows to less than a degree per day. He turns
retrograde at 7 Aries on March 12th, conjuncts Uranus a 2nd time at 4 Aries March 18th,
and is at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun on March 21st. He re-enters Pisces on
March 23rd, for 24 days. He sextiles Venus on March 29th, and turns direct again on
April 4th at 24 Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th, he is back up to speed on
April 19th, and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles
Venus again on May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
The triple conjunction of Mercury and Uranus over this period is significant and will enforce
quite a few jolts, shocks and changes.
Today the Moon, Saturn and Neptune form
a dissociate grand trine 13:00 to 18:00
Moon trine Saturn becoming void 13:15
Moon enters Cancer 15:09
There are now 6 planets in cardinal signs. Lots of energy charging up.
Dynamo days.
Moon water trine Neptune 17:12
Moon square Uranus 21:30
Retro Mars waning semi-square retro Saturn 23:32, driving with the brakes still on.
Saturday 3 March 2012
Sun 13 Pisces
Moon 05 Cancer
Mercury 01 Aries
Venus 27 Aries
Mars 14 Virgo
Jupiter 07 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 6 Fixed 1 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Terrible Syrian situation. Even the Russians have capitulated.
The Red Cross says it has been refused permission to deliver aid to the Baba Amr
district of the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs, despite earlier getting the go-ahead
from the authorities. ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger said the hold-up was "unacceptable".
The delay has given rise to opposition allegations that government forces were trying to get
rid of evidence of summary killings. Even the Russians have capitulated. There is a progressed
New Moon conjunct Uranus in Aquarius taking place in the Russian (1917) chart, this season.
According to some estimates, 10% of Russia's global arms sales go to Syria, with current
contracts estimated to be worth $1.5bn (£950m). Besides ammunition, recent sales have
included military training aircraft, air defence systems and anti-tank weapons.
The current Syrian government also provides something else Moscow craves - the prestige
of a navy base at the port of Tartus which is Russia's last base beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union.
The coming Full Moon directly hits the natal Sun Neptune conjunction of Bashar Al Assad .
A Nasa spacecraft has detected oxygen around one of Saturn's icy moons, Dione.
The discovery supports a theory that suggests all of the moons near Saturn and
Jupiter might have oxygen around them.
Homes were yesterday wrecked by suspected tornadoes in Alabama, with storms
predicted in six other US states after extreme weather left 13 dead.
Today the Sun is opposite Mars, Venus opposes Saturn, the Moon opposes Pluto.
The Moon, gaining in light and motion, in homely Cancer, sextiles Jupiter 05:28.
Moon opposition Pluto eased by Jupiter 08:47
Moon trine Sun 16:59
Moon sextile Mars 17:19
Sun opposition Mars 20:11 eased by the Moon.
Diagram showing the relative position of the Earth and Mars at various oppositions from 1995 to 2012, and
the near-perihelion oppositions of 2018 and 2020 (with lines between the planets in black for past oppositions
, and in red for future ones). The distance (in Mmi, or millions of miles) between the Earth and Mars at closest
approach is also shown.http://cseligman.com/text/planets/marsoppositions.htm
Oppositions of Mars, 1995 - 2037
| Date of Opposition |
Date of Closest Encounter |
Closest Distance (AUs / Millions of Miles) |
| Feb 12 1995 Mar 17 1997 Apr 24 1999 Jun 13 2001 Aug 28 2003 Nov 07 2005 Dec 24 2007 Jan 29 2010 Mar 03 2012 Apr 08 2014 May 22 2016 Jul 27 2018 Oct 13 2020 Dec 08 2022 Jan 16 2025 Feb 19 2027 Mar 25 2029 May 04 2031 Jun 27 2033 Sep 15 2035 Nov 19 2037 |
Feb 11 1995 Mar 20 1997 May 01 1999 Jun 21 2001 Aug 27 2003 Oct 30 2005 Dec 18 2007 Jan 27 2010 Mar 05 2012 Apr 14 2014 May 30 2016 Jul 31 2018 Oct 06 2020 Dec 01 2022 Jan 12 2025 Feb 20 2027 Mar 29 2029 May 12 2031 Jul 05 2033 Sep 11 2035 Nov 11 2037 |
0.67569 / 62.8 0.65938 / 61.3 0.57846 / 53.8 0.45017 / 41.8 0.37272 / 34.6 0.46406 / 43.1 0.58935 / 54.8 0.66398 / 61.7 0.67368 / 62.6 0.61756 / 57.4 0.50321 / 46.8 0.38496 / 35.8 0.41492 / 38.6 0.54447 / 50.6 0.64228 / 59.7 0.67792 / 63.0 0.64722 / 60.2 0.55336 / 51.4 0.42302 / 39.3 0.38041 / 35.4 0.49358 / 45.9 |
Sunday 4 March 2012
Sun 14 Pisces
Moon 17 Cancer
Mercury 02 Aries
Venus 28 Aries
Mars 14 Virgo
Jupiter 08 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 6 Fixed 1 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday under the Sun Mars opposition, US authorities searched for survivors and clear damage after a string of
tornadoes killed at least 35 people in four Midwestern states.
The Red Cross was denied entry to the devastated Baba Amr region of the Syrian city
of Homs for a second day, as new shelling was reported in other districts.
The Russian presidential election is set for Sunday March 4th 2012. On this day a cardinal
planetary T-square is manifest in the sky. The Moon in Cancer, (symbolizing 'the people
seeking security'), Venus in Aries and Saturn in Libra (applying to Putin's ascendant),
are involved. Neptune is opposite Putin's Sun/Uranus midpoint, on this day. A strong
and peculiar glam will be at work. A Putin victory after all the popular opposition
recently, is expected I understand. Interesting. Elections to follow this year in France,
USA and China.
A difficult 'touchy' day.
The Moon Venus and Saturn are in Cardinal T-square 06:00 to 23:00
Venus opposition Saturn 11 19
Moon square Saturn 21 21
Moon square Venus becoming void. 22 18
Moon hits gibbous phase 22:54 and the procession to Thursday's Full Moon starts.
Moon enters Leo 23 18
Mercury is about to be in conjunction with Uranus, in Aries, the first, and closest,
of three over the next seven weeks. Shocks and alterations ahead.
Monday 5 March 2012
Sun 15 Pisces
Moon 00 Leo
Mercury 03 Aries
Venus 30 Aries
Mars 13 Virgo
Jupiter 08 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 5 Earth 3 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday at least 200 people were reported killed and hundreds more injured after accidental
explosions at a munitions dump in Congo's capital Brazzaville spread panic. The transiting lunar
node was exactly conjunct the Congo Saturn/Neptune midpoint yesterday, which is opposite
the Congo natal Mars.
Vladimir Putin declared victory in Russia's presidential elections, returning for a third term after
four years as prime minister.
Lots going on.
Today the gibbous accelerating Moon in Leo trines Mercury 04 58
Moon trine Uranus 05 26
Venus enters Taurus 10 26
Venus will be in Taurus for 25 days. She sextiles Neptune tomorrow,
trines Pluto, conjunct Jupiter at 10 Taurus, and is trine Mars on
March 14th, and she sextiles retrograde Mercury on March 29th.
Venus moves into Gemini on April 3rd.
Mercury conjunction Uranus 11 35. This is the first of three conjunctions
of these planets over the next 7 weeks. Today's is the closest of the three.
Moon waxing fixed square Jupiter 13 21
Moon trine her node 16 19
Minor lunar occultation of star Acubens
observable telescopically from UK.
Disappearance approx 23:25
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 15 degrees Pisces. There are 15 days to the Vernal Equinox.
Mercury, and Uranus are in Aries. Mercury is an evening star in Aires, approaching his station.
Mercury today slows to less than a degree per day , turns retrograde at 7 Aries on March 12th, and
is at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun on March 21st. He re-enters Pisces on March 23rd and turns direct
again on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He finally leaves the sign of Pisces on April 16th.
Venus is an evening star in Taurus. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum
brightness in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and
is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012. He reached opposition to the Sun
on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo. He enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn in mid March 2012.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
In the western sky, bright Jupiter and brighter Venus are 8° apart and closing.
The next Full Moon peaks on the morning of Thursday March 8th.
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Sun 16 Pisces
Moon 14 Leo
Mercury 04 Aries
Venus 01 Taurus
Mars 13 Virgo
Jupiter 08 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 03 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 10 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
The accelerating waxing gibbous Moon in Leo, approaching the full
makes no aspects today.
Mars Jupiter and Pluto are in earthy grand trine from today
to March 20th, peaking on March 11th. This is a very productive,
enterprising and practical period. Changes for the better can be expected.
Venus newly arrived in Taurus is in an 'artistic' waxing sextile to Neptune 12:26
Wednesday 7 March 2012
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Sun 17 Pisces
Moon 28 Leo
Mercury 05 Aries
Venus 02 Taurus
Mars 12 Virgo
Jupiter 08 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar Node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Mars Jupiter and Pluto are currently in earthy grand trine
lasting up to March 20th, peaking on March 11th.
The fast, almost full Moon in Leo sextiles Saturn becoming void 01:28
The Moon, Saturn, Neptune and Venus
form a 'mystic rectangle' at this hour.
The Moon enters Virgo 03:28
Moon opposition Neptune 05:31
Moon trine Venus 06:53
Moon trine Jupiter 17:18
Moon trine Pluto 18:56
The Moon squares her node 19:13
Moon conjunction retro Mars 23:29
joining in with the Earthy Grand Trine.
The night of the Full Moon follows. It's always a tense
lunation.
Thursday 8 March 2012
Sun 18 Pisces
Moon 12 Virgo
Mercury 05 Aries
Venus 03 Taurus
Mars 12 Virgo
Jupiter 08 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 4 Negative 7
A strong solar storm is expected to hit Earth shortly, and experts warn it could disrupt
power grids, satellite navigations systems and plane routes.
The storm - the largest in five years - will unleash a torrent of charged particles
between 06:00 GMT and 10:00 GMT, US weather specialists say.
They say it was triggered by a pair of massive solar flares earlier this week.
It means there is a good chance of seeing the northern lights at higher latitudes,
if the skies are clear.
Mars Jupiter and Pluto are currently in earthy grand trine
to March 20th, peaking on March 11th.
Venus semi-square Sun 00: 03
Full Moon in Virgo 09:40
becoming void.
This Full Moon is mid way between the Total Lunar Eclipse on Dec 10th 2011, and
the Partial Lunar eclipse on June 4th 2012. This Full Moon in Virgo separates from
retrograde Mars and is in tight 135 degree aspect to Venus. Mars Jupiter and Pluto
are in a tightening productive discriminating earthy grand trine.
This lunation directly hits the natal Sun Neptune conjunction of Bashar Al Assad, and
the natal Sun of North Korea. It hits the natal Mars of the North Korea power transfer,
and the natal Jupiter of Aung San Suu Kyi, the natal Saturn of Prince Philip of the UK,
and the natal lunar node of Iran. Today is the birthday of musician Gary Numann and
of actor James Van Der Beek.
At the moment of Full Moon today Mercury and Uranus culminates at Tehran. It is high
noon at Moscow. There is a mutable cross at London.
After the full moon moment has passed, the Moon is void of course for the remainder of the (GMT)
day and Venus biquintiles the lunar node 12 50.
Friday 9 March 2012
Sun 19 Pisces
Moon 27 Virgo
Mercury 06 Aries
Venus 04 Taurus
Mars 12 Virgo
Jupiter 09 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 4 Negative 7
A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on March 8th around 1100 UT.
The impact was weaker than expected, sparking only a mild (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm.
However, the storm could intensify in the hours ahead depending on electromagnetic
conditions in the wake of the CME. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.
The Full Moon passed with swiftness, rumor and an accompanying coronal mass ejection. The rumor
was an intoxicating mixture of Israeli threats against Iran, hints of the close downfall of a Syrian dictator,
a luke warm victory of a guy called Mitt, and pointless deaths in Afghanistan.
Mars Jupiter and Pluto are currently in earthy grand trine, conferring a measure of
much needed practical positivism on a weary world stage. This wave lasts to March 20th,
peaking on Sunday March 11th.
Today the rapidly moving 'hung over' Moon enters Libra 04:51 and experiences
difficulty there.
The Moon, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto are arrayed
in Cardinal T-square 10:00 to 20:00
Moon opposition Uranus 10:46
Moon opposition Mercury 15:02
Moon square Pluto 19:55
Bang bang bang.
Moon sextile her node 19:58
Saturday 10 March 2012
Sun 20 Pisces
Moon 12 Libra
Mercury 06 Aries
Venus 05 Taurus
Mars 11 Virgo
Jupiter 09 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
The largest solar storm in five years has passed Earth without incident,
but the Sun's activity could flare up again. Sunspot AR1429 has unleashed
another strong solar flare, an M6-class eruption on March 9th at 0358 UT.
The blast hurled a coronal mass ejection directly toward Earth .According to
analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, the cloud will arrive on
March 11th at 0649 UT (+/- 7 hr) adding to the geomagnetic unrest already underway.
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Pluto are currently in earthy grand trine
lasting to March 20th, and peaking tomorrow.
Moon perigee (fastest all month and closest to Earth) 09:59
No lunar or planetary aspects today as the Moon races through Libra. Ambivalence.
Mercury turns retrograde on Monday. Delays ahead
Venus is now less then 4 degrees of zodiacal longitude from Jupiter. Luxurious vibrations.
Sunday 11 March 2012
Sun 21 Pisces
Moon 27 Libra
Mercury 07 Aries
Venus 06 Taurus
Mars 11 Virgo
Jupiter 09 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday Syria's President Assad told visiting UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan no
political dialogue can succeed while "armed terrorist groups" operate.
Today is astrologically powerful.
The very rapidly waning Moon is conjunct Saturn and becomes void 03:10
The Moon enters Scorpio 05:25
The Moon waning water trines Neptune 07:39
The Moon reaches disseminating phase 15:59
Sun waxing quintile Pluto 12:17
Moon opposition Venus 16:33
The Moon opposition Venus Jupiter sets off a strong planetary kite
at this time involving the ongoing Mars Pluto Jupiter grand trine.
This is the peak experience of the grand trine, based around Jupiter
trine Pluto which still has another 9 days to ring out. The grand trine
itself is very productive, positive and enterprising. The planetary kite
manifest today raises the energy levels to what could be quite
dangerous. Time of the planetary kite roughly 12:00 to 23:00.
Moon opposition Jupiter 20:15
Moon sextile Pluto 20:39
Moon sextile Mars 22:34
The 'universal mind' is slowing to a stillness and a standstill because
Mercury turns retrograde tomorrow.
Monday 12 March 2012
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Venus and Jupiter are converging for a remarkably close encounter.
On March 12th and 13th the two bright planets will lie scarcely 3degrees
apart in tropical Taurus in the western sky at sunset.
Sun 22 Pisces
Moon 11 Scorpio
Mercury 07 Aries
Venus 07 Taurus
Mars 10 Virgo
Jupiter 09 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
The main world news yesterday concerned a US soldier in Afghanistan
who shot dead 15 civilians and wounded others after entering their
homes in Kandahar province. This event occurred before the Moon
entered Scorpio.
Mercury turns retrograde 07:45 at 7 degrees Aries
He is retrograde for 23 days.
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Pluto continue in earthy grand trine
right up to March 20th.
Jupiter waxing quincunx the lunar node 09:59
Sun waxing biquintile Saturn 17:17
Moon trine Sun becoming void. 18:31
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 22 degrees Pisces. There are 8 days to the Vernal Equinox.
Mars, Jupiter and Pluto are singing out in grand earthy trine.
The fast but decelerating disseminating Moon is in Scorpio.
Mercury, and Uranus are in Aries. Mercury is now a retrograde evening 'star'.
He conjuncts Uranus a 2nd time at 4 Aries March 18th, and is at Inferior
Conjunction with the Sun on March 21st. He re-enters Pisces on March 23rd, for
24 days. He sextiles Venus on March 29th, and turns direct again on April 4th
at 24 Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th, he is back up to speed on April 19th,
and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles
Venus again on May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening 'star' in Taurus. Venus trines Pluto, conjunct Jupiter at 10 Taurus, and is trine Mars on
Wednesday, and she sextiles retrograde Mercury on March 29th. Venus moves into Gemini on April 3rd.
Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and increasing to maximum brightness in early May 2012,
Venus turns retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over
the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is now retrograding Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012. He reached opposition to the Sun
on March 3rd 2012 at 14 Virgo. He is trine Jupiter on Wednesday and trine Pluto on Thursday.
He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo and enters new territory on June 20th.
Jupiter in Taurus will make his final trine aspect to Pluto in Capricorn tomorrow.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
In the western sky, bright Jupiter and brighter Venus are 2° apart and closing.
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Sun 23 Pisces
Moon 26 Scorpio
Mercury 07 Aries
Venus 08 Taurus
Mars 10 Virgo
Jupiter 09 Taurus
Saturn 29 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
Mercury is 'inching retrograde'. There are always weird
communication issues arising at this time in the cycle.
Jupiter in Taurus trines Pluto in Capricorn 04:43
This is the final of 3 of this robust aspect. The other hits were
Jul 7th 2011 and Oct 28th 2011. They proceed their climatic opposition
in 2013-2014, of a cycle which started in Dec 2007 in
Sagittarius, and will end with the planets next conjunction, a triple,
in Capricorn in 2020. The principal of the cycle is 'leadership and power'.
The Moon rapidly approaching her last quarter phase enters Sagittarius 06:55
Moon square Neptune 09:21
Moon trine Uranus 13:26
Moon trine Mercury 18:11
Venus quincunx the lunar node 20:01
Moon conjunction her node 22:20
Moon square Mars 23:24
Directly ahead of us is a wondrous pattern involving
retro Mars in Virgo tightly trining the brilliant conjunction
of Venus and Jupiter in Taurus, and trining Pluto in
Capricorn. We have a very special couple of days ahead.
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Sun 24 Pisces
Moon 10 Sagittarius
Mercury 07 Aries
Venus 09 Taurus
Mars 10 Virgo
Jupiter 10 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 01 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
David Cameron has arrived in Washington for a three-day visit, with Afghanistan expected
to dominate his talks with US President Barack Obama.
The Cameron/Obama relationship chart, below, is a difficult map, dominated
by Mercury and Mars opposite Pluto. However the next few days sees transiting Saturn
trine natal Saturn, so a constructive time should be experienced.
Today the Moon decelerates towards her last quarter phase is in Sagittarius and
makes no aspects today.
However there is 'strong astrology' in the first 10 hours of the day.
Venus trine Pluto 01:28
Venus conjunction Jupiter 05:55
Venus trine Mars 07:29
Mars trine Jupiter 09:52
and during the remainder of the day Mars applies in trine to Pluto.
Overwhelming forceful energy. Mars and Mercury are of course both retrograde.
Much of today's action will be re-visited. The advice, 'Hold fire today'.
Thursday 15 March 2012
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Sun 25 Pisces
Moon 24 Sagittarius
Mercury 06 Aries
Venus 10 Taurus
Mars 09 Virgo
Jupiter 10 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
People in Belgium are in mourning following the death of 28 people, including
22 children, in a coach crash in Switzerland. This tragedy occurred as the 'Earth
Grand Trine' continues to dominate the skies. Marjorie Orr calls it 'High Octane'
I call it 'Strong Astrology'. It certainly is a lesson to us all how powerful,. and not
so necessarily favorable, these earth grand trines can be.
The Moon starts the day in Sagittarius, decelerating and waning.
Retrograde Mars trines Pluto 00:26
Mutable last Quarter Moon 01:26
Moon sextile Saturn becoming void. 07:36
The Moon enters Capricorn 10:25
The fever of the past couple of days gives way to pragmatic review.
Moon sextile Neptune 13:05
The Moon now applies in hard aspect to a retro Mercury and
Uranus conjunction, 'things' could take a bit of a nose dive.
Moon square Uranus 17:27
Moon square Mercury 20:55
Friday 16 March 2012
A very brief south polar 'nearly' (my maths error!) lunar occultation of Pluto occurs today.
This is the first such alignment anywhere on Earth since January 19th 1935.
They will occur every month, with increasing observability from today,
and slip away again by August 17th 2013.
Scroll down through 2012 to see earth maps showing Pluto occultation zones.
Sun 26 Pisces
Moon 08 Capricorn
Mercury 06 Aries
Venus 11 Taurus
Mars 09 Virgo
Jupiter 10 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
Retrograde Mercury is applying to his second conjunction of three with Uranus. This
is three days away. Chops and changes all around.
Retro Mars squares the lunar node 02:03, shadowy deals and actions.
The waning, decelerating Moon in Capricorn 'earth trines' retro Mars 02:19
Moon conjunction Pluto 03:01, almost an occultation. Much going on 'behind the scenes'.
Moon trine Jupiter 04:01
Moon trine Venus 07:12
The day crawls on doggedly. Today is rather inert but the 'awakening' equinox is just
4 days away.
Saturday 17 March 2012
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Sun 27 Pisces
Moon 21 Capricorn
Mercury 05 Aries
Venus 12 Taurus
Mars 09 Virgo
Jupiter 10 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
Yesterday Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the US of not fully co-operating with
a probe into the massacre of 16 civilians by a US serviceman. The past week has been witness to
this massacre and a terrible coach crash in Switzerland killing 22 school children and 6 adults returning
from a skiing holiday. Both events have occurred as an earth grand trine, involving, retrograde Mars,
Venus, Jupiter and Pluto has dominated the skies.
A repeat of the measurement of the speed of neutrinos finds they do not exceed light speed, in contrast
to controversial results reported last year. Retrograde Mercury sets the record straight.
Now retrograde Mercury is applying to Uranus, their conjunction is tomorrow, beware now of
'unseen and unlooked for changes of circumstances'.
Today the decelerating waning Capricorn Moon sextiles the Sun 11:13
A hard slog of a morning is in store.
The Moon squares Saturn becoming void 13:02
The Moon enters Aquarius 16:13, and the ethers lighten.
The Moon waning sextile Uranus 23:47
Sunday 18 March 2012
Sun 28 Pisces
Moon 04 Aquarius
Mercury 05 Aries
Venus 14 Taurus
Mars 08 Virgo
Jupiter 10 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Retrograde blues.
Mercury and Mars continue in their retrograde paths, wreaking difficulty and delay.
Mercury is conjunct Uranus, which will undoubtedly 'bring about' a measure
of surprise today. On the world stage, it is an odd time, the Syrian issue seems at
an impasse, Afghanistan now seems totally lost, and there is a brooding uncertainty
regarding Iran. Mercury turns direct on April 4th, Mars on April 14th.
Today the decelerating old Aquarius Moon sextiles retrograde Mercury 00:47
Venus in Taurus makes a waxing quintile to Neptune 02:01
The Moon sextiles her node 08:33
Sun waxing quincunx retrograde Saturn 09:57
Moon square Jupiter 11:24
Moon enters her balsamic phase 17:07
Mercury conjunction Uranus 17:23
Moon square Venus 18:40
The Equinox is on Tuesday.
Monday 19 March 2012
Sun 29 Pisces
Moon 17 Aquarius
Mercury 04 Aries
Venus 15 Taurus
Mars 08 Virgo
Jupiter 11 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday as Mercury retrograded into Uranus' degree the news in the UK concerned the shocking
collapse of footballer Fabrice Muamba during an FA Cup quarter-final. Born April 6th
1988, retrograding Mars opposed his Sun/Mars and Jupiter/Neptune midpoints on Saturday.
Uranus has just hit his natal Mercury, Jupiter opposes his natal Pluto and the New Moon
on Thursday directly hits his natal Mercury. God speed good health.
In the wider world, tens of thousands of Egypt's Coptic Christians held an overnight vigil and attended
a Mass for Pope Shenouda III, who died on Saturday aged 88.
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 29 degrees Pisces. The Vernal Equinox is tomorrow.
The Moon is old and decelerating in Aquarius. There is an New Moon on Thursday.
Today the Moon makes a waxing air trine to Saturn, becoming void, 20 32.
Mars, Jupiter and Pluto are still singing out, in grand earthy trine, but that is now fading.
Mercury, and Uranus are in Aries. Mercury is now a retrograde evening 'star'.
He is at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun on Wednesday. He re-enters Pisces on Friday, for
24 days. He sextiles Venus on March 29th, and turns direct again on April 4th
at 24 Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th, he is back up to speed on April 19th,
and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles
Venus again on May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening 'star' in Taurus. She sextiles retrograde Mercury on March 29th.
Venus moves into Gemini on April 3rd. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and
increasing to maximum brightness in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on
May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over
the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is retrograding in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo and enters new territory on June 20th.
We have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
So then, the Equinox is tomorrow, the inferior Conjunction of Mercury is Wednesday,
Thursday is a very sharp day with strong 7th harmonic wave crashing, a close alignment
of the Moon and Mercury and a New Moon in Aries conjunct Uranus.
Stay close to The Daze!
Tuesday 20 March 2012
SPRING EQUINOX
Sun 30 Pisces
Moon 30 Aquarius
Mercury 03 Aries
Venus 16 Taurus
Mars 08 Virgo
Jupiter 11 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Three gun attacks which left seven people dead and two wounded have sparked a security
alert in south-western France, with fears that the same killer could be at work. The major
transits at work in the France (1st republic) chart this month are Saturn conjunct natal Neptune,
and Uranus trine natal Moon. The former is mean, hard and subversive, the later serves to unite the
shared mood of the people. As the attack at a Jewish school in Toulouse yesterday took
place, retro Mars was exactly sextile natal Moon/Venus symbolising an attack on children.
Today the decelerating balsamic Moon enters Pisces 00:06
Moon conjunction Neptune 03:18
The Moon Mars and the lunar node form a loose mutable T-square
today 03:00 to 17:00.
Sun enters Aries 05 15 32
The Vernal moment is 32 seconds and 15 minutes past 5 am GMT this morning.
The Sun, ingressing Aries is at that moment rising at Rome, Venice, Copenhagen and Tripoli. It is
high noon at Singapore. An old piscean Moon is rising over Ireland.
The Sun, retrograde Mercury, and Uranus are in Aries, the Moon, Neptune (and Chiron) are
in Pisces. Venus and Jupiter in Taurus. The Moon applies in opposition to retrograde Mars in
Virgo. The time of germination is slightly muted by an ambivalent sky.
We now enter a 'holy period' between the equinox moment and the New Moon
in Aries on Thursday.
Moon opposition Mars 14:26
Moon square her node 16:48
Moon sextile Pluto 18:07
Moon sextile Jupiter 20:57
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Sun 01 Aries
Moon 13 Pisces
Mercury 02 Aries
Venus 17 Taurus
Mars 07 Virgo
Jupiter 11 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday a series of co-ordinated attacks rocked a number of Iraqi cities,
killing at least 45 people, underscoring security fears ahead of a key summit next week.
The gunman who shot dead seven people in the south of France knows he is being
hunted and is likely to strike again, the prosecutor said.
Spring has now started in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the south.
Today retrograde Mercury is semi-square Venus 08:17
The decelerating ancient Moon in Pisces sextiles Venus becoming void 08:40
The Moon lamely drifting towards her new phase tomorrow remains void of course all day today.
Mercury is at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun 19:22, this symbolises a 'New Mercury'. Today
is a 'seed day for the mind'. The advice...let the ripples come, new thought forms, new
purposes and new ideas arise, but don't act on them yet.
This is the 13th inferior conjunction of Mercury prior to the next transit of the Sun's disc by
Mercury on the 9th May 2016.
Tomorrow is the New Moon.
Thursday 22 March 2012
Sun 02 Aries
Moon 25 Pisces
Mercury 01 Aries
Venus 18 Taurus
Mars 07 Virgo
Jupiter 11 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
A 'sharp' day.
The Moon enters Aries 09:59, joining the Sun, Mercury and Uranus in that sign.
Moon conjunction Mercury11:51 separation 0.58 degrees, a close alignment.
Strong geocentric planetary 7th harmonic operative noon to midnight.
This is based around a current septile aspect between Mars and Saturn,
and involves 7th harmonic Sun, Mercury and the New Moon.
New Moon in Aries conjunct Uranus 14:38
This is the 4th New Moon following the partial solar eclipse on November 25th 2011
and the penultimate New Moon before the annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20th 2012.
The New Moon is conjunct retrograde Mercury and Uranus. It is opposite the Mars/Saturn
midpoint. Retrograde Mars is almost exactly opposite Chiron at this time.
At the New moon moment, the Sun, Moon Uranus and Mercury are setting at Tehran, and are
at lower culmination Tokyo. Jupiter culminates at London.
The New Moon directly hits the natal Mercury of footballer Fabrice Muamba, the natal Mercury
of David Gilmour, the natal Sun and Mars of Moussa Koussa, a member of Gaddafi's inner circle,
the natal Saturn of broadcaster Adrian Chiles, and the natal Sun of the China/North Korea relationship
chart.
After the New Moon moment has passed the infant Moon makes a conjunction with Uranus 18:37
Friday 23 March 2012
Sun 03 Aries
Moon 07 Aries
Mercury 01 Aries
Venus 19 Taurus
Mars 07 Virgo
Jupiter 11 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 5 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 1
Cardinal 6 Fixed 2 Mutable 3
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday a police sniper shot and killed the gunman who carried out a spate of murders
in southern France, after a 32-hour siege in Toulouse. Mohammed Merah, Oct 10th 1988,
was born on the day of a New Moon in Libra and died on the day of a New Moon in Aries.
His is an essay in anger. He had an angry retrograde Mars in Aries square an exact conjunction#
of Saturn and Uranus. Police commandos stormed into his flat at 09:30 GMT. He has recently
undergone transiting Uranus conjunct his natal Mars. Jupiter is currently opposite his natal Pluto.
On the day of his death, the Sun was conjunct his natal Mars and retrograde transiting Mars was
conjunct his Venus.
Today the very slowly waxing, brand new Moon in Aries, trines her node 02:59
The Moon squares Pluto 04:39
Venus waxing semi square Uranus 18:26
Mercury retrogrades into Pisces 13:23
Mercury is in Pisces for only 24 days. For the first 12 of these he is retrograde.
He sextiles Venus on March 29th, and turns direct on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th.
These next 24 days will be very much a time to re-adjust and re-focus.
The remainder of this day continues with 'a rush and a race' to the weekend.
The weekend ahead sees an 'electric Saturday' with the infant moon waxing in Aries,
and the Sun conjunct Uranus. Sunday looks to be a lot steadier, with the Moon joining
Venus and Jupiter in Taurus, making constructive aspects to Mars and Pluto.
Saturday 24 March 2012
Sun 04 Aries
Moon 19 Aries
Mercury 30 Pisces
Venus 20 Taurus
Mars 07 Virgo
Jupiter 12 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 04 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
The very slowly waning infant Moon in Aries opposes Saturn becoming void 17:18
The Sun is conjunct Uranus 18:21
The Moon enters Taurus 21:45 joining Jupiter and Venus in that sign.
Sunday 25 March 2012
Sun 05 Aries
Moon 01 Taurus
Mercury 29 Pisces
Venus 21 Taurus
Mars 06 Virgo
Jupiter 12 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 09 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter are in Taurus.
A rock steady vibration enthralls.
The very slowly waxing infant Moon sextiles Neptune 01:29
The Moon waning earth trine Mars 10:14
Moon waxing earth trine Pluto 16:59
Moon conjunction Jupiter 22:03
Monday 26 March 2012
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Sun 06 Aries
Moon 13 Taurus
Mercury 28 Pisces
Venus 22 Taurus
Mars 06 Virgo
Jupiter 12 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
Russia has the key to the Syrian problem, China has the key to the
North Korean problem. Last week's New Moon directly hit the natal Sun in
the China/North Korea relationship chart. US President Barack Obama
yesterday warned North Korea its planned long-range missile launch will
achieve nothing and increase its isolation. The launch is scheduled for
12-16 April, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of the
country late Great Leader Kim Il-sung.
Yesterday Russian President Dmitri Medvedev gave envoy Kofi Annan's mission full
backing, saying it may be the "last chance" to avoid a long civil war.
Today the Sun makes a waning quincunx to Mars 05:40
Moon apogee (Slowest all month) 06:01
Mercury waxing quincunx Saturn 06:10
This slow Moon in Taurus reaches her waxing crescent phase 17:19
Moon conjunction Venus 19:27
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 6 degrees Aries. There are 84 days
to the Solstice. The Moon is a slowly waxing crescent in Taurus.
There are 55 days to an Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini, and 69 days to a
Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
Mercury is now a retrograde morning 'star' in Pisces. He sextiles Venus on March 29th,
and turns direct again on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th, he is back up
to speed on April 19th, and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles
Venus again on May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening 'star' in Taurus. She sextiles retrograde Mercury on March 29th.
Venus moves into Gemini on April 3rd. Shining brilliantly in the evening sky now, and
increasing to maximum brightness in early May 2012, Venus turns retrograde on
May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over
the disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is retrograding in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo and enters new territory on June 20th.
We have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Sun 07 Aries
Moon 25 Taurus
Mercury 27 Pisces
Venus 23 Taurus
Mars 06 Virgo
Jupiter 12 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
Yesterday China and the US agreed to co-ordinate their response to a controversial
North Korean rocket launch, as Korean tensions rise. The USA China relationship chart
has transiting Pluto conjunct the ascendant this month. Good news maybe.
In the UK a scandal has broken out concerning David Cameron in what has been dubbed
the "cash for access" affair. The Conservatives were initially unwilling on Sunday to say which donors
had been guests in David Cameron's flat for dinner, but by lunchtime on Monday they published details.
Cameron, a Libran Sun sign, is being battered from Uranus in Aries. Uranus is currently quincunx his
natal Mercury, a simple twist of fate, and Uranus moves on to oppose his natal Venus in May,
September 2012 and in March next year. His fate resonates with that of the UK. Big events
are in store as Pluto this spring is conjunct the IC of the UK chart. Around the 24th - 25th April
Jupiter opposes UK Neptune and Neptune is conjunct UK Pluto. In May Uranus is conjunct the
UK descendant( just as Uranus opposes David Cameron's Venus). Historical events are
likely in the UK, starting this year. At the exact moment of the next Full Moon on Good Friday, Saturn
is exactly rising at London.
As an aside, UK fuel tanker drivers have voted in favour of taking strike action in a row over terms
and conditions and safety, the Unite union has said. The government is holding a meeting with fuel
delivery companies and supermarkets to plan tactics for coping with any resulting strike.
Army drivers are being trained to deliver fuel to petrol stations in case of a walkout by tanker drivers.
Today is not an easy day astrologically speaking.
The Moon Mercury and Saturn from a finger of fate around 04:30
The slow but accelerating waxing crescent Moon in Taurus sextiles Mercury becoming void 04:36
The Moon enters Gemini 10:44
The Moon, Mars and Neptune form a mutable t-square 11:00 to 23:00.
Moon square Neptune 14:40
Moon sextile Uranus 20:17
Moon square Mars 22:05
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Sun 08 Aries
Moon 07 Gemini
Mercury 26 Pisces
Venus 24 Taurus
Mars 06 Virgo
Jupiter 12 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
A day of 'projection and diversification' is in store.
The crescent Moon 'gaining in light and motion' in Gemini sextiles the Sun 02:39
The Moon opposes her node 03:44
Sun trine the lunar node 15:06
Saturn waning quintile Pluto 19:28
Saturn and Pluto together give rise to struggle and endurance.
Readers are encouraged to read an article by Robert Hand on their cycle.
The current Saturn Pluto cycle started in November 1982 with their conjunction in Libra.
It was mainly a period of brutal but regional wars. The Iran-Iraq War raged throughout this
period, with severe loss of life on both sides. The opposition was manifest in 2001.
The '9-11' event occurred during Saturn opposite Pluto.
Today's aspect, the second of 3 has its final hit, on Aug 19th 2012.
We have elections in Russia, China, France, Germany and the USA
as this 'transforming' waning quintile aspect rings out.
The cycle ends in Jan 2020 with a conjunction in Capricorn.
Thursday 29 March 2012
Sun 09 Aries
Moon 18 Gemini
Mercury 26 Pisces
Venus 25 Taurus
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 13 Taurus
Saturn 28 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday fighting continued in Syria as the Arab League met over the crisis,
with the government in Damascus rejecting co-operation with its peace moves.
The United States announced that it is suspending food aid to North Korea in
light of Pyongyang's plans for a missile launch next month.
In the UK government advice to top up petrol tanks and fill jerry cans as part of
"sensible" precautions ahead of any fuel tanker strike initiated widespread activity.
Today the Sun squares Pluto. The day has a razor sharp manic edge.
The slow but accelerating waxing crescent Moon in Gemini squares Mercury 14:06
Retro Mercury sextiles Venus 17:44
The Moon 'waning air trine' Saturn, becoming void 18:06
Sun waxing square Pluto 19:56
The Moon enters Cancer 23:08
Friday 30 March 2012
Sun 10 Aries
Moon 00 Cancer
Mercury 25 Pisces
Venus 26 Taurus
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 13 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
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Today the Moon in Cancer accelerating towards her first quarter phase trines Neptune 03:06
The Moon Pluto Sun and Uranus form a cardinal T-square
08:00 to 18:00. Emotional tremors of things to come.
Moon square Uranus 08:38
Moon sextile Mars 09:07
Moon opposition Pluto 17:49
First Quarter Moon 19:41
Saturday 31 March 2012
Sun 11 Aries
Moon 13 Cancer
Mercury 25 Pisces
Venus 27 Taurus
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 13 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
An oddly aspected day.
The accelerating and waxing Moon in Cancer sextiles Jupiter 00:42
Sun waning biquintile retro Mars 05:40
Retro Mars waxing quincunx Uranus 09:05
Venus waning quincunx retro Saturn 18:25
Moon trine retro Mercury 22:13
Sunday 1 April 2012
April 2012 will witness a very dynamic set of planetary patterns in the sky,
mostly set around retrograde Mars opposite Neptune (and Chiron)
square the lunar nodal axis. These planetary arrangements are bound to bring about
the breakdown and dissolution of many structures and systems. Changes ahead.
Sun 12 Aries
Moon 25 Cancer
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 28 Taurus
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 13 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 3
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 4 Negative 7
The Moon squares Saturn 03:34
The waxing and accelerating Moon sextile Venus becoming void 04:21
The Moon enters Leo 08:36
A day of splendid, but highly combustible, recreational impulse.
The Moon her node and Uranus form a fire grand trine
17:00 to midnight.
Moon trine Uranus 17:44
Moon trine node 23:26
Monday 2 April 2012
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Sun 13 Aries
Moon 08 Leo
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 28 Taurus
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 14 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi won a landmark by-election, her party claimed,
as the country's tentative political reforms are put to the test.
Tuareg separatist rebels in Mali said they had seized the historic town of Timbuktu,
taking effective control of the entire north of the country.
Today the Moon in Leo is trine Sun 08:12
Moon square Jupiter 09:19
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 13 degrees Aries. There are 77 days
to the Solstice. The Moon is post first quarter and is Full on Friday evening (GMT).
There are 48 days to an Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini, and 62 days to a
Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
Mercury is a retrograde morning 'star' in Pisces, less than 50 hours from his direct station.
He turns direct on April 4th at 24 Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th, he is back up to
speed on April 19th, and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles Venus again
on May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening 'star' in Taurus. She moves into Gemini tomorrow. Shining brilliantly in the
evening sky now, and increasing to maximum brightness in early May 2012, Venus turns
retrograde on May 15th 2012 at 24 Gemini, and is at Inferior Conjunction, passing over the
disc of the Sun, on June 6th 2012.
Mars is retrograding in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
He turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo and enters new territory on June 20th.
We then have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 3 April 2012
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Sun 14 Aries
Moon 22 Leo
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 29 Taurus
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 14 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 1 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Many changes starting today.
The waxing and accelerating Moon sextiles Saturn 08:57
The Moon hits gibbous phase 12:27 and the procession towards
the 'Good Friday' Full Moon begins in earnest.
The Moon, Mars, Venus and Neptune
form a mutable T-square 13:00 to 22:00.
This is the start of potentially many strange events both personal
and global in nature during April 2012.
Moon squares Venus becoming void 13:48
The Moon leaves today's T-square but
the three planets continue to be arrayed
in T-square right up to April 10th.
Moon enters Virgo 13:54 joining Mars in that sign.
Venus enters Gemini 15:19
Venus will turn retrograde in Gemini so she resides here for the long haul.
She also transits the solar disc during her retrograde phase.
Venus squares Neptune on April 6th, squares Mars on April 8th, sextiles Uranus
on April 9th, and opposes the lunar node on April 12th. On that day she enters
repeatable territory. Venus will shine at her very
brightest during the early evenings of early May. Venus turn retrograde
on May 15th at 24 Gemini, squares Mars a 2nd time on June 5th, transits the disc
of the Sun on June 6th and sextiles Uranus a 2nd time on June 21st. Venus
turns direct again on June 27th at 7 Gemini. She sextiles Uranus a final time on
July 5th. During mid July Venus will shine really brilliantly in the morning skies.
Venus enters new territory on July 31st, the day she trines Saturn.
She enters Cancer on August 7th.
Venus in Gemini symbolises a time of variety and interplay.
These coming months are vitally important. Venus in Gemini will preside over
the first blast of Uranus square Pluto, and with Mars in Virgo until July 3rd; the square
he makes to Venus make is not conducive to 'harmony in relationships'.
Moon opposition Neptune 17:34
Moon conjunction retrograde Mars 21:17
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Sun 15 Aries
Moon 06 Virgo
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 00 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 14 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 5 Negative 6
Yesterday Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the UN Security Council of indirectly
supporting the oppression of the Syrian people by failing to adopt a united stance.
Venus Mars and Neptune are arrayed
in mutable T-square right up to April 10th.
Notice there are now 6 bodies in mutable signs. We have a
crisis of movement on our hands. Circumstances are brittle
and will soon change. Also lunar tensions are rising as a
'serious' Full Moon approaches.
Moon square her node 03:25
The accelerating gibbous Moon earth trines Pluto 06:02
Mercury turns direct 10:05.
The Moon earth trines Jupiter 13:36
Jupiter waxing quintile Neptune 23:00
This is a one off aspect in the Jupiter Neptune cycle. The cycle began
with a triple conjunction in 2009 at 24-26 degrees Aquarius.
Today's aspect precedes the waxing square aspect with Jupiter in
Gemini on June 25th 2012. The climatic opposition occurs in Sept.
2015 across Pisces Virgo, and the cycle ends in 2022 in Pisces.
The cycle symbolises speculation and fantasy. Today's aspect maybe
provides an artistic outlet for the rather the rather errant energy of these two.
Thursday 5 April 2012
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Sun 16 Aries
Moon 20 Virgo
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 01 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 14 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 5 Negative 6
Mars, Venus and Neptune are in strong mutable T-square.
A degree of confusion in all relationships may be evident
, as will be wobbles in the financial sector.
Stock markets declined yesterday on fears over the state of
the US and European economies, led by a disappointing
Spanish bond sale.
The fast moving accelerating almost full Moon in Virgo opposes a now
direct moving Mercury, and is then void of course from 05:39 for 10 hours.
The Moon enters Libra 15:33
The Moon tunefully air trines Venus 18:42
Moon opposition Uranus 23:55
The Full Moon climaxes tomorrow.
Friday 6 April 2012
Sun 17 Aries
Moon 05 Libra
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 02 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 14 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Mars, Venus and Neptune are in strong and
tightening mutable T-square. Confused energy.
Venus square Neptune 01:50
Moon sextile node 04:12
Moon square Pluto 06:53
Sun waxing semi-square Neptune 15:46
Venus waning biquintile Saturn 19:00
Full Moon in Libra 19:20
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This is the 4th Full Moon following the Total Lunar Eclipse on Dec 10th 2011, and
the penultimate Full Moon before the Partial Lunar Eclipse on June 4th 2012.
This Full Moon is applying in conjunction to Spica and to Saturn. The skies are
currently dominated by a mutable cross involving the lunar nodal axis, Mars, Venus,
Neptune and Chiron. There is only one body, Jupiter, in a fixed sign. Change and
inconstancy are therefore in the air. This lunation, which is a serious but potentially
beautiful affair, evokes and induces change and readjustment.
At the moment of Full Moon Saturn is exactly rising at London and at Madrid. The
Moon is rising over north Scotland and Ireland. The Moon culminates at Kabul and
sets over south New Zealand. Mars culminates at Cairo. Neptune rises over the
Korean peninsular and is at lower culmination at Istanbul.
Today's Full Moon directly hits the natal Moon of Burma, and is close to the natal
Moon of Aung San Suu Kyi. It also hits the natal Mercury of Leonard Cohen, the natal
Venus of Sean Connery, Elvis Costello, and Prince Harry, the natal Mars of Nick Clegg
and the South Korea chart, the natal Jupiter of Italy, Fabio Capello and George W Bush,
the natal Saturn of Vladmir Putin, the natal Neptune of Steve Hillage, and the natal Pluto
of revolutionary Iran. Today is the birthday of Andre Previn (83), Paul Daniels (74),
Rory Bremner (51) and Fabrice Muamba (24).
After the Full Moon moment passes, the Libran Moon accelerates towards Spica
and is conjunct Saturn tomorrow.
Saturday 7 April 2012
Sun 18 Aries
Moon 20 Libra
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 03 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 15 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Mars, Venus and Neptune are in strong mutable T-square
Moon conjunction Saturn becoming void 10:16
Venus biquintile Pluto 13:49
The 'hung over' Moon enters Scorpio 15:19
Moon perigee (fastest all month and closest to Earth) 17:07
Moon trine Neptune 18:55
Moon sextile Mars 21:32
Venus square Mars 23:38
Sunday 8 April 2012
Sun 19 Aries
Moon 05 Scorpio
Mercury 24 Pisces
Venus 04 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 15 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for
malaria is increasing. They have confirmed that resistant strains of the malaria
parasite on the border between Thailand and Burma, 500 miles (800km) away
from previous sites. Researchers say that the rise of resistance means the
effort to eliminate malaria is "seriously compromised".
The details are in The Lancet (April 5th 2012) medical journal. Mars was
square Neptune when this news broke, one arm of the powerful mutable
cross dominating the skies this easter.
The Full Moon has passed, and Mercury is on the move again, picking
up speed, and Venus is applying in a flirtatious waxing sextile to Uranus.
Happy Easter everyone.
Mars, Venus and Neptune are in strong mutable T-square
The rapidly waning Moon in Scorpio sextiles Pluto 06:28
Moon opposition Jupiter 15:09
2Monday 9 April 2012
Sun 20 Aries
Moon 21 Scorpio
Mercury 25 Pisces
Venus 05 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 15 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 3
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
Mars, Venus and Neptune are in strong mutable T-square.
North Korea has moved its long-range Unha-3 rocket into place for a
controversial launch, amid reports it is also planning a nuclear test.
Jupiter squares North Korea Pluto on April 11th and worryingly Uranus
is quincunx North Korea Mars April 14th. A confident gibbous progressed
Moon in very late Aries trine progressed Jupiter and sextile prongressed Uranus
occurs at the end of May before moving into Taurus. This progressed
progressed Full Moon, for Korea occurs in May 2014.
Waiting for the big one.
Today the rapidly waning Moon in Scorpio water trines Mercury
becoming void 06:57, 8 hours in of intense lunar voidness ensue.
And then the Moon enters Sagittarius 15:14, and the day ignites.
Venus sextile Uranus 16:53
Moon square Neptune 19:00
Moon square Mars 21:24
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 20 degrees Aries. There are 70 days
to the Solstice. There are 41 days to an Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini, and 55
days to a Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
Mercury is now a direct morning 'star' in Pisces. He re-enters Aries on April 16th, he is back up to
speed on April 19th, and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles Venus again on
May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening star in Gemini. She resides here for the long haul.
She also transits the solar disc during her retrograde phase.
Venus sextiles Uranus today, and opposes the lunar node on April 12th. On that day she enters
repeatable territory. Venus will shine at her very brightest during the early evenings of early May.
Venus turn retrograde on May 15th at 24 Gemini, squares Mars a 2nd time on June 5th, transits
the disc of the Sun on June 6th and sextiles Uranus a 2nd time on June 21st. Venus turns direct
again on June 27th at 7 Gemini. She sextiles Uranus a final time on July 5th. During mid July
Venus will shine really brilliantly in the morning skies. Venus enters new territory on July 31st,
the day she trines Saturn. She enters Cancer on August 7th.
Mars is retrograding in Virgo and remains there right up to July 3rd 2012.
He at last turns direct on April 14th at 4 Virgo and enters new territory on June 20th.
We have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Sun 21 Aries
Moon 05 Sagittarius
Mercury 25 Pisces
Venus 06 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 15 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 6 Negative 5
Yesterday Turkey reacted angrily after Syrian fire across its border caused
casualties, as a UN-brokered ceasefire plan looks increasingly in doubt.
Today the 'fast fire' waning Moon in Sagittarius trines Uranus 00:04
The Moon reaches disseminating phase 00:14
Moon opposition Venus 00:29
Moon conjunction her node 03:44
Retrograde Mars, the Lunar node and Neptune are in tight mutable T-square
which continues to deepen in the days ahead.
This is an uneasy combination of energies, but there is just enough 'spirit' around
today to find some optimism and courage to face it.
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Sun 22 Aries
Moon 20 Sagittarius
Mercury 26 Pisces
Venus 07 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 16 Taurus
Saturn 27 Libra
Uranus 05 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 1 Mutable 6
Positive 6 Negative 5
Retrograde Mars, the Lunar node and Neptune continue
in mutable T-square.
Venus semi squares the Sun 02:21
The waning and decelerating Moon in Sagittarius trines the Sun 02:52
Moon square Mercury 10:07
Moon sextile Saturn becoming void 11: 07 for 6 hours.
Moon enters Capricorn 17:03
Moon sextile Neptune 21:08
Moon trine Mars 23:24
Thursday 12 April 2012
Sun 22 Aries
Moon 04 Capricorn
Mercury 26 Pisces
Venus 07 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 16 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
No nonsense.
Venus enters 'repeatable territory' today prior to her forthcoming retrograde motion.
The rapidly waning and decelerating Moon in Capricorn squares Uranus 02:34
Venus opposition the lunar node 05:59
Mercury waxing quincunx Saturn 07:17
Moon conjunction Pluto 09:32, a lunar occultation no less.
Moon trine Jupiter 20:46
Friday 13 April 2012
Sun 23 Aries
Moon 18 Capricorn
Mercury 27 Pisces
Venus 08 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 16 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 08 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 5 Negative 6
North Korea's keenly-watched rocket launch has failed, Pyongyang has confirmed.
The rocket - seen by many as a banned test of long-range missile technology -
was launched from north-west North Korea early on Friday. The rocket went up
at 07:39 local time (22:39 GMT Thursday).
Transiting Neptune is exactly opposite the North Korea Sun/Pluto midpoint today.
This influence obviously undermined the country's power ambitions.
At the time of writing a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding in Syria, despite
violations reported by both sides, as the UN considers deploying monitors.
Today the Sun, the Moon and Saturn form a cardinal T-square 10:00 to 16:00.
A hard graft of a day, but not without progress.
Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn 10:51
Moon waxing square Saturn 15:13
Moon waning sextile Mercury becoming void 17:06
The Moon enters Aquarius 21:49
Mars turns direct tomorrow, and Saturn is at opposition
on Sunday. The world moves on.
Saturday 14 April 2012
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Sun 24 Aries
Moon 01 Aquarius
Mercury 28 Pisces
Venus 09 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 16 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
The Moon now glides through Aquarius,
the weekend polarized as the Sun opposes Saturn.
Hold fire!
MARS TURNS DIRECT 03:40
Mars remains direct until March 1st 2014
The decelerating Moon in Aquarius past her last quarter sextiles Uranus 08:09
Moon sextile her node 11:24
The Moon waning air trine Venus 15:11
Venus waning quincunx Pluto 16:53
Sunday 15 April 2012
Sun 25 Aries
Moon 14 Aquarius
Mercury 28 Pisces
Venus 10 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 16 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Mercury and Mars are now both direct in motion.
Today has clear vision. Future orientated with all
restrictions brightly visible. Plan within the limits.
The decelerating Moon in Aquarius squares Jupiter 04:11
Sun opposition Saturn 18:27
Moon trine Saturn 22:22
Moon sextile Sun becoming void 22:43
Monday 16 April 2012
Sun 26 Aries
Moon 27 Aquarius
Mercury 29 Pisces
Venus 11 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 17 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 02 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 3 Air 3 Water 2
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
The Moon enters Pisces 05:39
Moon conjunction Neptune 10:26 re-energising the
Mars, the Lunar node and Neptune T-square.
Moon opposition Mars 12:45
Moon square her node 19:41
Mercury enters Aries 22:43
Moon sextile Pluto 23:59
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 27 degrees Aries. The Sun enters
Taurus on Thursday. There are 63 days to the Solstice. There are 34 days to an
Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini, and 48 days to a Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
The Moon is New next Saturday.
Mercury is now a direct morning 'star' entering Aries tonight, he is back up to
speed on April 19th, and he is conjunct Uranus at 6 Aries for a third and final time on April 22nd.
Mercury enters 'new territory' on April 23rd, squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles Venus again on
May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening star in Gemini. She resides here for the long haul.
She also transits the solar disc during her retrograde phase.
Venus is in repeatable territory. Venus will shine at her very brightest during the early evenings of early May.
Venus turn retrograde on May 15th at 24 Gemini, squares Mars a 2nd time on June 5th, transits
the disc of the Sun on June 6th and sextiles Uranus a 2nd time on June 21st. Venus turns direct
again on June 27th at 7 Gemini. She sextiles Uranus a final time on July 5th. During mid July
Venus will shine really brilliantly in the morning skies. Venus enters new territory on July 31st,
the day she trines Saturn. She enters Cancer on August 7th.
Mars is now moving directly in Virgo but remains in this sign right up to July 3rd 2012.
He enters new territory on June 20th.
We soon have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Sun 27 Aries
Moon 10 Pisces
Mercury 00 Aries
Venus 11 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 17 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Today the Piscean Moon squares Venus 03:42
The Moon reaches balsamic phase 05:57
The Moon sextiles Jupiter becoming void 14:36 for
over 24 hours.
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Sun 28 Aries
Moon 22 Pisces
Mercury 01 Aries
Venus 12 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 17 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 1 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
The day starts with an ageing, aimless, void of course,
Moon drifting vaguely in Pisces.
Moon enters Aries 15:59
The day then continues with a triple conjunction in early
Aries of the old Moon Mercury and Uranus.
The Moon is conjunct Mercury 19:29
Important goings on at the end of the day.
Thursday 19 April 2012
Sun 29 Aries
Moon 04 Aries
Mercury 02 Aries
Venus 13 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 17 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 5 Earth 3 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 6 Fixed 1 Mutable 4
Positive 7 Negative 4
Possible upsets at the start of the day. What follows is an urgent and ardent old Moon day.
Mercury is today back up to full speed after recent retrograde motion. Full steam ahead!
The old and slow balsamic Moon in Aries is in triple conjunction with Mercury and is conjunct Uranus 03:46
The Moon is trine her node 06:17
Moon square Pluto 10:58
Mercury waning semi-square Jupiter 13:44. Mercury is in a near alignment with Jupiter two days after
the Solar Eclipse on May 20th. We are in the foothills of an eclipse season now.
The Sun enters Taurus 16:13 and a new
astrological month begins. The Sun joins Jupiter in that sign.
Moon sextile Venus 18:41
A calmer end to the day is possible.
Friday 20 April 2012
Sun 00 Taurus
Moon 16 Aries
Mercury 03 Aries
Venus 14 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 18 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
Daze readers will no doubt be curious to learn about Anders Breivik. We have no time of birth
but he was born Feb 13th 1979. He was born during an eclipse season which climaxed with his
progressed New Moon in 1992 being a Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces when he was 13. His progressed
Full Moon in 2007 was a partial lunar eclipse, square his Neptune. He was born with the Sun, Mercury
and Mars in emotionally detached Aquarius and his Moon and Saturn were in regimental Virgo. He has
a strong Mars, trine Pluto and violently square Uranus. His Sun and Mars are in delusional sextile to
Neptune. At the time of his misdeeds last July the lunar node was conjunct this lost sheep Neptune, and
his soul was ill. Currently Pluto is conjunct his natal Venus, blowing up his personal Nazi publicity. What a
mean and merciless man. He has damned himself by misdirecting his God given energy.
Today is an old Moon Friday, don't expect too much, but the weekend ahead is amazing.
The Sun now in Taurus is in waxing biquintile the lunar node 19 31, heralding the dawn of
a new eclipse season.
The ancient, slow, Moon in Aries is opposite Saturn becoming void 19:36
Mercury is in awkward waning quincunx to Mars 22:16.
Well, the weekend ahead is very interesting.
The New Moon is tomorrow. Sunday is astrologically strong. The Moon will be
conjunct Jupiter, the Sun sextiles Neptune, Mercury will be conjunct Uranus and there
are strong 9th and 14th harmonics at work.
The French election is on Sunday. Nicolas Sarkozy has transiting Pluto square his Mars
and Saturn square his Uranus, so is a defeat on the cards? By the end of May, Uranus sextiles
his natal Sun, setting him free again.
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Saturday 21 April 2012
Sun 01 Taurus
Moon 28 Aries
Mercury 04 Aries
Venus 14 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 18 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
A plane carrying up to 127 people has crashed in a residential area near Islamabad
international airport. Aviation officials said the Bhoja Air jet, flight BHO-213, was flying
from Karachi to Islamabad when it crashed in bad weather minutes from landing.
Emergency teams are at the crash site, reported to be at Hussain Abad village.
There are no reports of survivors. The jet left Karachi at around 17:00 local time
(12:00 GMT) and had been due to arrive at 18:50 (13:50 GMT). At the time of
take off Uranus and Mercury were setting at Karachi square the local MC and quincunx
Mars.
Mars, the lunar node and Neptune now join with today's
New Moon to form a powerful trapezium.
The Moon leaves but the trapezium burns on to mid May.
Moon enters Taurus 04:06
New Moon in Taurus 07:20
sextile Neptune, trine Mars, trine Pluto.
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At the time of this pre-eclipse New Moon, Mars remains opposite Neptune and
Chiron and square the lunar nodal axis. Mercury applies to Uranus, and the New
Moon is sextile Neptune and trine Mars. There are five bodies in Earth signs and
only one (Neptune), in a water sign. There is a predominance of trine aspects at
this time.
At the exact moment of New Moon the Sun and Moon align to the MC of Kabul.
Venus rises at Madrid, Neptune rises and Mars sets at Lima, Neptune culminates at
Kinshasa, and sets at Singapore, Uranus rises at Rio de Janeiro. Mercury and Uranus
align to Mogadishu.
Today is the birthday of Queen Elizabeth of Britain who is 86, and of Iggy Pop who is
65. Both these individuals have big new 'chapters' in their lives starting today.
Today's New Moon also hits the natal moon of Prince Charles, Joesph Biden, Dimitry
Madvedev, and probably Brian Cox. It hits the natal Saturn of Ginger Baker, Cate
Blanchett, Ayatollah Khamanei and Ed Milliband.
This is the 5th New Moon following the partial solar eclipse on November 25th 2011
and the ultimate New Moon before the annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20th 2012.
With the passing of this New moon we are once again in the foothills of a new eclipse season.
Moon sextile Neptune 09 25
Moon trine Mars 12 13
Moon trine Pluto 23 26
Earth is approaching the debris field of ancient Comet Thatcher, source of the annual
Lyrid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on April 21-22;
a nearly-new moon on those dates will provide perfect dark-sky conditions for
meteor watching. Usually the shower is mild (10-20 meteors per hour) but
unmapped filaments of dust in the comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts 10 times stronger
Sunday 22 April 2012
The 2012 French presidential election is to be held on 22 April .
Nicolas Sarkozy has transiting Pluto square his Mars
and Saturn square his Uranus, so is a defeat on the cards?
By the end of May, Uranus sextiles his natal Sun, setting him
free again.
Sun 02 Taurus
Moon 10 Taurus
Mercury 05 Aries
Venus 15 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 18 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Today is astrologically interesting.
Sun waxing sextile Neptune 09:19
Strong geocentric planetary 9th harmonic operative around noon.
Moon apogee (Slowest all month) 13:48
Moon conjunction Jupiter separation 1.53 degrees becoming void 17:12
Strong geocentric planetary 14th harmonic operative around 18:00
Mercury conjunction Uranus 20:30 separation 2.00 degrees.
Monday 23 April 2012
Sun 03 Taurus
Moon 22 Taurus
Mercury 06 Aries
Venus 16 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 18 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 5 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
Socialist Francois Hollande wins the first round of France's presidential poll, estimates say,
setting up a run-off with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy who came second. Pretty much as
expected.
Today the Sun, Mars, Lunar node Neptune trapezium is at its strongest.
The Moon is a very slow infant totally void of course in Taurus until 17:06. Slow progress.
Mercury trine the lunar node 13:31
Moon enters Gemini 17:06
The Moon, her node and Mars form a mutable T-square 17:00 to after midnight.
Moon square Neptune 22:34
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 4 degrees Taurus. There are 56 days to the Solstice.
The Sun makes a trine to Mars tomorrow, and a trine to Pluto next Sunday.
There are 30 days to an Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini, and 41 days to a Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
Mercury is now a direct morning 'star' in Aries , he is back up to full speed and is in 'new territory' after his
recent retrograde motion. Mercury squares Pluto on April 25th, sextiles Venus again on
May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening star in Gemini. She resides here for the long haul.
She also transits the solar disc during her retrograde phase.
Venus is in repeatable territory. Venus will shine at her very brightest during the early evenings of early May.
Venus turns retrograde on May 15th at 24 Gemini, squares Mars a 2nd time on June 5th, transits
the disc of the Sun on June 6th and sextiles Uranus a 2nd time on June 21st. Venus turns direct
again on June 27th at 7 Gemini. She sextiles Uranus a final time on July 5th. During mid July
Venus will shine really brilliantly in the morning skies. Venus enters new territory on July 31st,
the day she trines Saturn. She enters Cancer on August 7th.
Mars is now moving directly in Virgo but remains in this sign right up to July 3rd 2012.
He enters new territory on June 20th.
We soon have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
With the Taurus Sun making healthy earth trines to Mars and Pluto this week, the next
seven days is a time to accomplish a lot.
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Sun 04 Taurus
Moon 03 Gemini
Mercury 07 Aries
Venus 16 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 19 Taurus
Saturn 26 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
Despite an invigorating Sun Mars trine this morning the heavy Moon, Mars, Neptune,
Lunar Node, mutable T-square last night appears to have coincided with market jitters.
Global stocks fall after weak manufacturing data and political uncertainty in France
and the Netherlands hit investor confidence.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Sudan's bombardment of a border
area in an escalating dispute with South Sudan.
Sun trine Mars 01:00
The young, slow, but accelerating Moon in Gemini squares Mars 01:47
Moon sextile Uranus 05:43
Moon opposition her node 07:12
Moon waxing sextile Mercury 09:18
For the remainder of the day the Moon applies to
a conjunction with Venus in Gemini.
Wednesday 25 April 2012
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Sun 05 Taurus
Moon 15 Gemini
Mercury 09 Aries
Venus 17 Gemini
Mars 04 Virgo
Jupiter 19 Taurus
Saturn 25 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
VENUS IS AT GREATESTEST BRILLIANCY IN THE EVENING SKY
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, PRIOR TO HER TRANSITING THE
DISC OF THE SUN ON JUNE 6th.
The young, slow, accelerating and waxing Moon is conjunct Venus 03:37
The Moon reaches her waxing crescent phase 10:57
Mercury waxing square Pluto 14:52
Moon trine Saturn becoming void 20:32
Minor lunar occultation of star Zeta Taurus observable telescopically from UK.
Disappearance approx 20:35
Thursday 26 April 2012
Sun 06 Taurus
Moon 27 Gemini
Mercury 10 Aries
Venus 18 Gemini
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 19 Taurus
Saturn 25 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 10 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 3 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 2 Mutable 5
Positive 6 Negative 5
The UK has returned to recession, after a sharp fall in construction has led to the economy
shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. Astrologers will not be at all surprised.
The UK 1801 chart is about to undergo monumental and revolutionary astrological influences.
Transiting Jupiter opposed UK Neptune two days ago. Transiting Neptune is conjunct UK
Pluto today. Pluto hits the UK IC on May 10th, Uranus hits UK descendant May 14th. It all
leads up to Pluto first conjunction of UK Sun in Jan 2013. This is a 'root and branch' job. Real upheaval.
Today the 'nursery rhyme' waxing crescent Moon enters Cancer 05:43
Home, tradition, and 'nurture', govern the next couple of days.
Mercury waning biquintile Mars 10:36
The Moon 'water trines' Neptune 11:10, easing the separating Mars Neptune opposition
Moon waning sextile Mars 14:51
Sun waxing quincunx the lunar node, an indication of oncoming eclipses 15:38
Moon in touchy worrisome square to Uranus 18:18
Moon sextile Sun 19:32
Friday 27 April 2012
Sun 07 Taurus
Moon 09 Cancer
Mercury 11 Aries
Venus 18 Gemini
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 19 Taurus
Saturn 25 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
The Moon in Cancer, gaining in light and motion, is opposite Pluto 00:32
Moon square Mercury 04:35
Venus waxing quintile Uranus 10:34
Moon waxing sextile Jupiter 19:59
The energy of the weekend ahead is domestically focused
on Saturday, and from Saturday evening onwards, is geared
to serious recreation, perfect for children. The Taurus Sun is in trine
aspect to Pluto adding power and regeneration to all activities.
A positive flavor.
Saturday 28 April 2012
Sun 08 Taurus
Moon 22 Cancer
Mercury 13 Aries
Venus 19 Gemini
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 19 Taurus
Saturn 25 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 3 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 2
Cardinal 5 Fixed 2 Mutable 4
Positive 5 Negative 6
The Moon in Cancer accelerating to her first quarter phase
is square Saturn becoming void 07:06. She is void for 9 hours.
The Moon enters Leo 16:11
Sunday 29 April 2012
Sun 09 Taurus
Moon 04 Leo
Mercury 14 Aries
Venus 19 Gemini
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 20 Taurus
Saturn 25 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
The Moon the lunar node and Uranus
form a tight fire grand trine 04:30
The accelerating Moon in Leo fire trines Uranus 04:19
The Moon trines her node 04:43
Sun trine Pluto 09:35
First Quarter Moon 09:58
Moon trine Mercury 20:32
Minor lunar occultation of star Kappa Cancer
observable telescopically from UK.
Disappearance approx 22:51
Monday 30 April 2012
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Sun 10 Taurus
Moon 17 Leo
Mercury 15 Aries
Venus 20 Gemini
Mars 05 Virgo
Jupiter 20 Taurus
Saturn 25 Libra
Uranus 06 Aries
Neptune 03 Pisces
Pluto 09 Capricorn
Lunar node 07 Sagittarius
Fire 4 Earth 4 Air 2 Water 1
Cardinal 4 Fixed 3 Mutable 4
Positive 6 Negative 5
The Moon in Leo, gaining in light and motion, is sextile Venus 04:56
Moon square Jupiter 05:15
Moon sextile Saturn becoming void 14:18
The Moon enters Virgo 23:03
State of the skies:- Today the Sun reaches 11 degrees Taurus. There are 49 days to the Solstice.
There are 23 days to an Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini, and 34 days to a Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
Mercury is now a direct morning 'star' in Aries. He sextiles Venus again on
May 4th and opposes Saturn on May 6th. Mercury enters Taurus on May 9th.
Venus is an evening star in Gemini.
Venus is in repeatable territory. Venus will shine at her very brightest during the early evenings of early May.
Venus turns retrograde on May 15th at 24 Gemini, squares Mars a 2nd time on June 5th, transits
the disc of the Sun on June 6th and sextiles Uranus a 2nd time on June 21st. Venus turns direct
again on June 27th at 7 Gemini. She sextiles Uranus a final time on July 5th. During mid July
Venus will shine really brilliantly in the morning skies. Venus enters new territory on July 31st,
the day she trines Saturn. She enters Cancer on August 7th.
Mars is now moving directly in Virgo but remains in this sign right up to July 3rd 2012.
He enters new territory on June 20th.
We soon have to navigate a total of 7 instances of Uranus square Pluto, the first being on
June 24th 2012 (as Jupiter squares Neptune) and the last in March 2015.
The week ahead witnesses the build up to an uneasy super full moon.