NEW MOON IN VIRGO Are all the details out in the open? A New Moon at 18°26’ Virgo, a Mutable, Earth sign ruled by Mercury (antiscion 11°34’ Aries). Both the Modalities and the Elements are well-balanced in the lunation chart. The New Moon is applying a sextile aspect to Mars in Cancer, perhaps the head (leaders) and the heart (people) have different goals in mind but now there is an opportunity to work together but will this remain only a hope or become another battle? Mercury, dispositor of the lunation, has just entered Libra and is part of a Grand Trine in Air [...]
FULL MOON/LUNAR ECLIPSE IN PISCES I feel you... The Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse will occur at 04°54’ Pisces (antiscion 25°06’ Libra). This is the last of four Eclipses this year (2 solar and 2 lunar). Eclipses take place when the Sun, Moon and Earth find themselves closely aligned. The lunation/eclipse makes an applying Mutable T-square aspect with a Sun-Mercury opposite Moon base and a Uranus apex. Uranus in a Mutable set-up suggests that there is a lot of difficulty focalising on a mental level long enough to accomplish lasting benefit. The resulting instability makes for [...]
OOB NEW MOON IN CANCER heading home...right? The New Moon will occur in the maternal sign of Cancer at 21°59’ (antiscion 08°01’ Gemini). Being in its own sign this is obviously a very dignified Moon, loving and caring, or perhaps not since the Moon is also OOB. OOB Moons are known to have a very personal idea of what mothering might mean. The New Moon is separating from a retrograde Mercury so communications and travel plans might have been chaotic and confusing in the hours prior to the lunation. Whilst the infamous conjunction between Mars and Uranus is now separating, I [...]
OOB NEW MOON IN GEMINI keeping calm may be a problem.... The OOB New Moon will occur at 24°03’ Gemini (antiscion 05°57’ Cancer). This is a very inquisitive, intellectual Moon, hard to pin down emotionally due to its constantly changing feelings caused by its tendency to over-rationalise everything. Under pressure this Moon is not very reliable and commitment issues may surface. New Moons are times when we are invited to set our intentions for the month to come regarding that area of our life which the Moon is illuminating in this lunar phase. People most affected by this [...]
NEW MOON IN ARIES Could be very insidious... The New Moon (the first of the astrological year) will occur at 27°29’ Aries (antiscion 02°31’ Virgo). This is a me, me, me, action-oriented New Moon making part of a 6-planet stellium in Aries. Let’s remember some of the keywords for Aries: courageous, foolhardy, direct, aggressive, opinionated, enthusiastic, passionate and pioneering are a few that come to mind. Aries is also a Cardinal, Fire sign, Cardinal signs are action-oriented, Fire signs are known for their enthusiasm, their faith in life and often, undyingly, in [...]
NEW MOON IN PISCES It’s all about seeing things as they really are. The sixth and last of a series of six New Moons at 28° of the relative signs (including the recent Solar Eclipse at 28° Aquarius), this lunation will be at 28° 27’ Pisces (antiscion 01°33’ Libra). New Moons are notoriously the best moment to set fresh intentions for the month ahead. This one falls on the 12th-6th house axis (Pisces-Virgo) so themes such as chaos vs order, compassion vs criticism and wholeness vs perfection come to mind. A Mutable modality Moon is always restless by nature, and the [...]
NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS AND ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE …time to try something new even we don’t feel like it There will be a New Moon and an annular Solar Eclipse (showing up as a ring of fire) at 28°50’ Aquarius, a fixed, Air sign (antiscion 01°20’ Scorpio). The eclipse will be visible however only in remote parts of Antarctica. The New Moon is the fifth of six New Moons on 28° of the relative signs. This is the first of four Eclipses this year (2 solar and 2 lunar). Eclipses take place when the Sun, Moon and Earth find themselves closely aligned. The effects of eclipses can be[...]
OOB NEW MOON IN CAPRICORN On 18 January there will be an OOB New Moon at 28°43’ Capricorn (antiscion 01°17’ Sagittarius). This is the fourth New Moon of six at 28° of the relative signs. Capricorn is a Cardinal, Earth sign, so persons with planets or angles of the natal chart at 24-29° of Capricorn, Aries, Cancer and Libra will be particularly affected by this lunation as well as its antiscion point of 1°17’ Sagittarius. New Moons are notoriously the best moment to set fresh intentions for the month ahead and with Capricorn involved, this needs to be done in a very serious,[...]
OOB NEW MOON IN SAGITTARIUS ……new beginnings? I wish There will be an OOB New Moon at 28°24’ Sagittarius (antiscion 01°36’ Capricorn) and it will be the third of a series of six consecutive new moons on this degree of the relative signs. One might suppose that with Jupiter being the dispositor of this New Moon things might be on an upward curve after the past two rather intense lunations. A moment of respite and hope after despair. Think again. Jupiter, dispositor of this lunation, is exalted in Cancer where it is now transiting, likened to an honoured guest there, [...]
NEW MOON IN SCORPIO Scorpio is a Fixed, Water sign which deals with emotions and feelings on a deep level, therefore on this New Moon we should feel encouraged to seed any new projects with the right amount of fervour and commitment if we wish to see them manifest during the month to come. It would also be wise not to include emotional blackmail and desire to win at all costs as part of our intentions. The Lunation will occur at 28°11’ Scorpio (antiscion 01°49’ Aquarius on the same degree where Pluto is transiting), this is the second of a series of six New Moons at 28° of their [...]