Tomorrow we enter the Balsamic phase, the last phase in the lunar cycle before the New Moon. The Moon disappears in this phase, becoming visible again after the exact Sun–Moon conjunction. It’s time to prepare for the New Moon of … Continued
Tomorrow’s New Moon in the third and final decan of Virgo reminds us of the impermanence of life. Virgo brings the end of summer, a time of harvest. We’re heading toward the northern hemisphere’s Autumn Equinox, which arrives September 23, … Continued
Tomorrow, we’ll enter the Crescent phase of this waxing lunar cycle with the Moon in mid Virgo. This is a careful Moon, who wants to do well in the world but knows that being well resourced makes a big difference, … Continued
As we move into the First Quarter, several things are happening. The intense T-square with Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto is waning. Another T-square forms instead. The Sun–Moon square is part of a T-square of its own: Saturn opposes the Moon … Continued
We’ve shifted into the Gibbous phase that opens with a square-and-a-half between Sun and Moon, a final challenge before the Full Moon. We are between eclipses, moving into a Full Moon eclipse in Scorpio. Challenges are not difficult to find. … Continued
A Full Moon in Virgo can highlight things we feel anxious about, things we hope to keep organized and under control, things we take care of, and how we offer practical service. At each Full Moon in Virgo, the Sun … Continued
Within the Disseminating phase, we reach the Sun–Moon trine (27º75’) that offers understanding and insight. With the Sun and Moon in Earth signs, this is a connection around craft. We entered this phase feeling we needed to study. Now we’re … Continued
We leave behind the emotional intensity of the Full Moon in Cancer to enter the Disseminating phase. Here we figure out what we learned at the Full Moon and how to share that learning. In the first decan of Virgo … Continued
The Last Quarter Moon (24°21’ Virgo) draws us back to the underworld. The Moon is conjunct Ceres as both trine Pluto and oppose Neptune and Jupiter. The Sun creates a mutable T-square with the Moon and Ceres on one side, … Continued
We’ll reach the waning sextile between the Sun and Moon just at midnight in my time zone, which means the rest of the world’s times will fall on Friday or Saturday, late night or early morning, depending. Already we’re not … Continued