Daily Astro-Weather

The Capricorn Moon, a day after partially eclipsing the Sun, spends the day conjoined with the Dragon’s Tail, dragging the eclipse power across the day and then into a square with Uranus in Aries, which stations direct today. Retrograde since August, Uranus pauses to announce forward movement. Uranus speaks in the language of lightning-flash insights, sudden opportunity, rapid change and the spontaneous combustion of rebellion. In this manner, Uranus reveals a chosen, rather than mandated, way. Once direct, Uranus will spend only two months in Aries, bringing to a close a chapter of individuation and experimentation that began in 2010.

Venus finally crawls out of the Scorpion’s network of tunnels and strides boldly onto the wide plains of Sagittarius. Here the bright jewel of the morning sky trades the gothic stylings of Scorpio for a huntress’ cap and bow. It is not beasts she is hunting, but excitement and glory. In Sagittarius, Venus revels in epic tones, the spectacle of suprahuman excellence and action-packed aesthetics. Her ride wakes sleeping spirits and kindles their fire. Venus will be in Sagittarius until February 3rd.

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A solar eclipse in Capricorn occurs today, the first in an 18 month series. This eclipse, which occurs next to Saturn, points to our relationship with security, control and discipline. It begins a cycle that asks us to consider the areas in which our desires for Saturnian order are stifling us, and where safety has been bought at too-great a price.

The shadow-light of this eclipse also falls on the past, and those who dwelt within it. Troubled ancestors stir, their traumas and lessons not yet processed. The dead must be heard, but not echoed.

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The Moon in Sagittarius conjoins Mercury early on Friday, stimulating yesterday’s mental-electric Mercury-Uranus trine. The first portion of the day is thus full of high-energy thoughts, eclectic insights, and innovative ideas.

The Moon leaves Sagittarius behind for stony Capricorn mid-day, and makes an afternoon square with inflammatory Mars in Aries. This aspect offers extra fire to the second half of the day, useful if you’re pushing to get one last thing done or need to work out in order to meet your New Year’s resolution requirements.

Come evening, Mercury enters Capricorn. While amongst the Goat’s stony hills, the Messenger slows down cogitations and conversations, and favors those who take the time to understand systems in their entirety before spouting opinions. Mercury in Capricorn prefers pragmatic designs to fanciful ruminations and exerts a consistent gravity on the thinking process. Mercury will be in Capricorn until January 23rd.

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The waned-down Moon spends the day in the Sagittarian space between Jupiter, which it conjoined yesterday, and Mercury, which it will conjoin tomorrow. Though without exact aspect, it is not void-of-course. Mercury, however, does make an exact trine to Uranus in Aries today. This trine hits Mercury with occult wattage, inspiring innovative thinking and sending surprising communications through the wires.

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To make up for yesterday’s heavy Sun-Saturn conjunction, the Moon in Sagittarius spends the entirety of the day headed for conjunction with inspiring, buoyant Jupiter. Look to the future with hopeful, determined eyes, and spread your wings to catch the gentle thermal which permeates Wednesday.