Classroom of the Virgo Moon Like schoolchildren assessing the new teacher, the sun, Venus and Mars hang close together as they check out Saturn from across the sky. Will Saturn be a strict taskmaster or a fun and friendly adviser? In the classroom of the Virgo moon, the teacher will base his lessons and approach [...]

The Mothering Cancer Moon With the solar shift around the bend, we’re reminded that change takes energy, and energy must be periodically recharged. The bubble of comfort and safety that the Cancer moon provides is just the ticket. This moon is like a nurturing mother, welcoming us in after the efforts of the day, fixing [...]

New Aries Moon The new Aries moon wants your wishes, and he’s in a generous mood, too. You don’t only get three; you get as many as you can think of. They won’t all come true, but they have a much better chance than those wishes you never make. Late at night, the moon shifts [...]

Hazy Moon Blues Are you easily distracted? If so, you may also be highly creative, as those two traits tend to go hand in hand. And here’s more good news: If you flit from person to interest to activity, you won’t be alone. Many people will be spellbound by the slightly hazy void-of-course moon, which [...]

Mars, Uranus and Pluto Rumblings Troublemakers Mars and Uranus meet up. Throw a Pluto square into the mix, and it’s time to take precautions. Inspect your tools to make sure they are in good working order. Get up to date with car, house and health maintenance. Check your motives before you leave the house. Doing [...]

Venus Squares Saturn To put it lightly, Venus in Aquarius isn’t totally jibing with Saturn in Scorpio. Or, in a heavier sense, Venus is actually antagonizing the planet of lessons in a possibly incendiary manner. Usually when passions flare, it’s a good thing, but today we might be passionate about the wrong things. Desire requires [...]

New Moon, New Year Because it’s a lunar-based holiday, the Chinese New Year falls on different dates year to year, but it’s always celebrated on the Aquarius new moon. This is the year of the snake, which would usually herald a strongly masculine energy, except that 2013 is also a water year in Chinese astrology, [...]

New Moon Eve of Potential It’s easy to see the potential in things on this day before the new moon in Aquarius. What’s hard is remembering not to fall in love with potential. There are many reasons why it would be a bad idea to do so, the foremost being that it robs you of [...]

Fire on the Water There is something innately disturbing about water that’s on fire. After all, what could cause such a thing? Pollution, natural disaster, war…? Almost nothing it could signify means good news. Perhaps that’s why the water sign of Pisces is considered a difficult placement for fiery Mars. But stay tuned for the [...]

Gemini Moon Asks About the Chase Conventional wisdom suggests that when something is working, don’t try to fix it. But the trendy Gemini moon asks: What happens when you look out into the big world at what others are doing and conclude that your own efforts, though functional, are not up-to-date? Just realize that you’re [...]

Mercury Bids Capricorn Adieu Once upon a time, there was a certain sector of the population that fell comfortably into the category of “technologically challenged” or “technologically adverse.” Now there are more people who are overly dependent on technology than completely un-technical, a trend that will continue as Mercury leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. ARIES (March [...]

Boxing Day Stars A sextile of Saturn and Pluto brings home the major themes of this Boxing Day, a day when bosses serve employees and when those who have give to those who have not. Though the standards of living have vastly improved since the Middle Ages when this tradition started, the needy are still [...]

Mercury Opposes Jupiter The opposition of Mercury and Jupiter highlights differences of opinion, contractual disagreements and alternative viewpoints on singular issues. Most people would agree that there is more than one way to skin a cat, though hardly anyone knows why such a thing would need to happen in the first place. ARIES (March 21-April [...]

Love and the Libra Moon The Libra moon points out that the obvious things you do for love are only the tip of the iceberg. As it is with icebergs, about 80 percent of the mass lies unseen below the water. In love, this percentage may include ideological adjustments, practical preparations, ego death and personal [...]

Jupiter Calls It’s the moment of truth. In the poker game of the stars, Jupiter sits across from the sun with a jolly look on his face (that could be interpreted as arrogance) and casually asks everyone at the table to show their cards. But life isn’t totally like poker. In poker, the best cards [...]

Jupiter Pushes His Luck Who are the lucky ones? Often we assume that the people we admire are somehow happier than us, experiencing life more vividly as they lead glamorous, problem-free lives. Of course, that’s usually not true. Tomorrow’s opposition of the sun and Jupiter is already challenging your ideas about what it means to [...]

Aries Moon Says Avoid the Wait The void-of-course Aries moon in tandem with Mercury retrograde in Scorpio produces a low-grade frustration for those who are waiting for something to happen. The remedy is not to wait. Go about your business as though you were not dependent on anyone or anything else. Excellent organization skills will [...]

Mercury goes retrograde in the afternoon promising unexpected news on this U.S. Election Day. Sagittarius will continue the backward motion into Scorpio in a cycle that ends November 26th. Travel plans also will be affected, though perhaps not negatively. Look for better offers, and be ready to bail in favor of a better plan. ARIES [...]