Gerome 'Duel After a Masquerade Ball' 1859 {{PD-Art}}

By 5 AM the Moon has moved on to conjunct Juno and semi-sextile Venus. What will our empowerment at this time cost us? That’s the question of the moment (and for some, the question of the day, week, month, even year).

6 AM PDT the Moon meets h.Zeus, and our ambitions may be ignited–and so might our desires. Self-knowledge is what we can get from this. Just before 11:30 AM PDT the Moon hits Saturn, and it all becomes way too real; we can know exactly what’s genuine about our feelings. If we need to, we can suppress our emotion with some success, too.

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Ivanyi-Grunwald 1897 {{PD-Art}}

Moon enters Libra at 3:04 AM Pacific time, and immediately opposes Ceres, quincunxes Neptune, and squares Mars. So much at 00, so much raw, fresh, and unformed! We’re in the danger zone, alright–and should expect challenges from authority or those who wish to be in charge, where we are required to modify our stance to accommodate their fantasies or delusions! Needless to say, this is a stress, and our egos may balk–and in any case it will make it very difficult for us to act (and probably, we shouldn’t!) Take a low-key approach and ‘handle’ it by not responding too definitively or by exerting yourself or your opinion or Will too strenuously–let the interaction with annoying authorities just glide by, like a lazy river–you’re walking along beside it, you’re looking at it, but you sure don’t have to wade into it!

3 PM PDT the Moon sextiles Venus; considering the signs involved (Libra and Leo) I’d anticipate unusual co-operation that highlights the individual contribution, or playful courtship, the kind where each spreads their seductive feathering to entice the other. A pleasant interlude; if you want something, ask for it now.

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Monet 1876 {{PD-Art}}

10 AM PDT the Moon quincunxes Sedna; adjust the emotional outlook for ‘flying blind.’ With the Moon in Libra we may be encouraged to look to others for an emotional ‘read,’ but that would be a waste of time, since we’ll all be unmoored and adrift emotionally! Stick to the facts, to keep things from spinning out of control.

11:30 AM PDT the Moon trines the South Node, bringing a strong bout of nostalgia, especially rooted in relationships. There might be a lot of talk of the past, a reliving of gossip, networking connections, or recall of ‘a lesson learned.’ Take what comes from this and move on; the past is a great place to visit, but nobody should live there. Void begins at 11:35 AM PDT (as Moon moves out of exact aspect to Sedna–remember, aspects have an orb that often overlaps other aspects). The Moon enters Scorpio at 11:31 PM PDT of the 8th.

Added: I left out the 10 PM PDT quincunx of the Libra Moon to Ceres, both at 29 degrees; usually when I overlook something it’s like my unconscious is in overdrive, telling me it’s of no consequence. Normally I would’ve counted this and called the Void much much shorter than its 12 hour run, but from the way today’s gone, it feels like a Void–so I’m glad I ‘skipped’ it, as the odd, energy-less tone of the day is classic Void, all the way! On the other hand, this may argue to leave the quincunx out of consideration in plotting the Lunar day, at least when it’s the last aspect–I’ll watch how this plays out over time.

Hassam 'French Tea Garden' Photographed by Kaldari Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic

By 5:30 AM Pacific, the Moon is not only square Pluto, and still square Venus, forming a Cardinal T-square, but the Lunar energy is also the apex of a Finger of God with base of Jupiter sextile Chiron. The T puts the emotions and intuitions under a strain: there is a contest internally (and perhaps playing out externally, too) about wanting to love v. wanting to destroy or obliterate; the Finger then tells us that the expansion of the primal wound holds one emotional answer, while the expansion of the Chirotic skill or willingness to heal offers another–and one or both of these will also resolve the tension of the T, causing us in essence to choose one side (Love) or the other (Destruction or Power). Resolving this challenge may easily carry through the day and reverberate long after that.