MARS IS OUT OF BOUNDS (OOB)* AS IT ENTERS CAPRICORN Are you ready for the ride? Mars, having exceeded the Sun’s outermost limit from the celestial equator, finds itself, as from 27 November, out of bounds in a southern direction as it enters Capricorn, the sign of its exaltation. The planet won’t be making or receiving any Ptolemaic aspects until after it has re-entered the bounds so until 07-08 January it will be free to act or misact as it likes since it will have no-one to “play” with! Although high Southern declination does tend to lead to a less open way of acting, more [...]
OOB MARS STATIONS DIRECT IN CANCER 23/24 FEBRUARY 2025 In retrograde motion Mars returned to the sign of Cancer on the 6th of January 2025 and will only leave the sign between the 17-18 April 2025! During this time Mars will be OOB from 30-31st December until 7th April 2025 remaining at the highest declination of 26°14’N between 9-15th February. On the 23/24 February Mars stations to turn direct at 17°01’ Cancer (antiscion 12°59’ Gemini). The last time the planet was retrograde in Cancer (for a short time) was from mid-November to end December 2007. What was happening in [...]