Friday 1st August 2025
A tricky day is in store as Venus squares both Saturn and Neptune. It may be difficult to understand others' values and broker solutions to problems.
A tricky day is in store as Venus squares both Saturn and Neptune. It may be difficult to understand others' values and broker solutions to problems.
01.50
01.06
The Mean Lunar Node is in Pisces. We are (June/July 2025) past the climax of a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a period lasting for three years within the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The last major lunar standstill centred on June 2006, and this current one was centred in January 2025. During these years we are observing extreme northerly and southerly lunar rising and setting points on the local horizon when the Moon is in tropical Gemini/Cancer or Sagittarius/Capricorn.
Lunar pressures are rising.
03.52 The waxing gibbous Moon accelerating at 6 Capricorn quincunx retro-Mercury at 6 Leo
06.00
06.47 The waxing gibbous Moon accelerating at 20 Capricorn sextiles her mean node at 20 Pisces
06.52 CALENDAR NOTE. The Sun reaches 15 degrees Leo. We are midway in time between Solstice and Equinox. Astrological Lammas or Lughnasadh. A cross quarter day. In the Northern hemisphere we are exiting the lightest quarter of the year. In the south it is the end of the darkest quarter and the beginning of the season of 'stirring'.
17.53
As we approach the Full Moon tomorrow, and the continuing emotionally bountiful application of Venus to Jupiter in Cancer, exact next Tuesday, we are currently immersed in the astrological energies evoked by an 'Air Kite' based on a Grand Trine in Air involving Mars now firmly resident in Libra, Uranus in Gemini and Pluto (and the Moon) in Aquarius. Mars opposes Saturn and Neptune and forms the axis of the Kite. In addition Mercury turning direct, on Monday, and the imminent Full Moon all conspire to produce this set of news stories. A Trump-Putin meeting could take place next week. Hostage families sail toward Gaza calling for Israel to end the war. Israel is using US munitions to 'illegally and indiscriminately' attack Gaza school shelters, Human Rights Watch says. French firefighters are battling to contain a blaze that killed an elderly woman and tore through an area bigger than Paris. We watch with interest what comes next.
01.20 The almost Full Moon enters Aquarius joining Pluto in this sign
02.36 The Moon at 1 Aquarius waxing trine Mars at 1 Libra
03.20 The Moon at 1 Aquarius waning trine Uranus at 1 Gemini
03.49 The Moon at 1 Aquarius waning sextile Saturn at 1 Aries
04.43 The Moon at 2 Aquarius waning sextile Neptune at 2 Aries
05.26 The Moon Pluto at 2 Aquarius
09.53 The Moon at 5 Aquarius opposition Mercury at 5 Leo
15.52
01.32 The Moon at 13 Aquarius waning quincunx Jupiter at 13 Cancer
02.53
Today's Full Moon is the 5th Full Moon following the Total Lunar Eclipse at 24 Virgo on March 14th 2025 and the ultimate Full Moon before another Total Lunar Eclipse on September 7th 2025 at 15 degrees Pisces. With the passing of today's Full Moon we enter 'the foothills' of a new eclipse season.
This Full Moon makes no planetary aspects and just a sextile aspect to Ceres, but the sky is full of planetary dynamism, especially the 'High Air Kite'! Mars opposes both Saturn and Neptune today. Venus applies to a conjunction with Jupiter, exact on Tuesday. Mars, Uranus and Pluto form an Air Grand Trine, and an almost stationary retrograde Mercury opposes Pluto. Fire and Air predominate as do Cardinality and Fixity. There are no bodies in an Earth sign. This is a high flying spirited Full Moon. It stands as an Airy monolith to courage, defiance and power, healing and malady. It also holds within its heart a wealth of bountiful emotion, due to Venus and Jupiter close in Cancer. The Full Moon stands as a tribute to the Zeitgeist of the time, and naturally will rapidly disintegrate.
At the exact moment of Full Moon today it is Sunrise over The mid S. Atlantic. Sunset is over Queensland. Moonrise is over Queensland. Moonset is over The mid S. Atlantic. High Noon is at Tashkent, and True midnight is at Long Beach(CA). Venus exactly rises at Cincinnati.
The Full Moon today directly hits Israel's Lilith, ISIS' Neptune, the Bit Coin Chiron, the Large Hadron Collider's Node and Chiron, UK's Venus, Cuba's Jupiter, Texas' Saturn, Lucy Letbe's Node, Christian Ronaldo's Sun, Professor Brian Cox's Mercury, Grace Slick's Mars.
17.53
06.52 The waning and accelerating full Moon enters Pisces
08.53 The Moon at 1 Pisces waning square Uranus at 1 Gemini
10.38 The Moon at 2 Pisces waxing quincunx Mars at 2 Libra
12.29
The Mean Lunar Node is in Pisces. We are (June/July 2025) past the climax of a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a period lasting for three years within the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The last major lunar standstill centred on June 2006, and this current one was centred in January 2025. During these years we are observing extreme northerly and southerly lunar rising and setting points on the local horizon when the Moon is in tropical Gemini/Cancer or Sagittarius/Capricorn.
03.33
10.52 The rapidly disseminating Moon at 14 Aries waning square Jupiter at 14 Cancer
13.04 The Moon at 16 Aries waning square Venus at 16 Cancer
17.51
01.21
02.05
This weekend is dominated with Mercury and Mars in sextile aspect. A flurry of activity may be underway.
05.13 The rapidly moving Moon reaches Last Quarter.
The Moon is void of course for 10.6 hours
09.50
00.26
Mercury sextile Mars-2nd hit
Welcome to the new week. We are in the foothills of an eclipse season, before us there is a spiritually soulful, emotional and moderately benign Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces trine Jupiter in 3 weeks time, and a testy Partial Solar Eclipse opposite Saturn in 5 weeks time. Changes are ahead of us.
The week ahead sees a run down to a 'brittle New Moon' in Virgo next Saturday. We are drawing to the end of the astrological month of Leo. Within these parameters we remain under the sway of Pluto, Saturn and Neptune, and Uranus all in a rare arrangement suggesting we are living in a time of significant global development
00.55 The waning Moon decelerating at 19 Gemini squares her node from high north of the equator.
05.34
The Mean Lunar Node is in Pisces. We are (June/July 2025) past the climax of a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a period lasting for three years within the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The last major lunar standstill centred on June 2006, and this current one was centred in January 2025. During these years we are observing extreme northerly and southerly lunar rising and setting points on the local horizon when the Moon is in tropical Gemini/Cancer or Sagittarius/Capricorn.
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter are in Cancer.
08.30 The Moon at 8 Cancer waning square Mars at 8 Libra
12.39
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter are in Cancer.
04.25 The Moon at 19 Cancer waxing trine the lunar node at 19 Pisces
11.37
Today is the last full day of the astrological month of Leo. The Sun enters Virgo tomorrow. 00.35 The Moon at 1 Leo waxing trine Saturn at 1 Aries 01.41 The Moon at 1 Leo waxing sextile Uranus at 1 Gemini 02.09 The Moon at 2 Leo waxing trine Neptune at 2 Aries 02.48 The Moon at 2 Leo opposition Pluto at 2 Aquarius 15.44 The Moon at 9 Leo waning sextile Mars at 9 Libra 18.14 The Moon conjunction Mercury at 11 Leo
Day of the old Moon.
20.35 The Sun enters Virgo and a new astrological month commences.
22.05
05.26 The Moon enters Virgo
06.07
This 'brittle' New Moon in Virgo is square Uranus and is in a finger of fate 'yod' pattern being quincunx Pluto, and quincunx Saturn conjunct Neptune. This lunation has a sharp, pointed and fateful quality. The time favours clear outs, cleansing, refinement and refurbishment. Tough love.
This is the 5th New Moon following the Partial Solar Eclipse on March 29th at 9 degrees Aries and the ultimate New Moon before a Partial Solar Eclipse on Sept 21st 2025 at 29 Virgo, visible from the far southern Pacific. We are now fully in a new eclipse season.
At the moment of New Moon today it is Sunrise and Moonrise at Marrakech. Sunset and Moonset is over Tuvalu. High Noon is occurring over The Ganges delta. True midnight is at El Dorado(AR). Mars culminates at Seoul. Saturn and Neptune are at lower culmination at Beijing. Neptune sets at Istanbul.
Today's New Moon directly hits the Sun of Ukraine and Poland,s the Moon of the Russian 1917 chart, and Pope Leo, the ascendant of D.Trump, the Jupiter of Myanmar and Zimbabwe, the Saturn of E.Macron, V.Zelensky, J.Corbyn, and North Korea, the Pluto of NASA and Iraq.
06.31 The Moon at 1 Virgo waxing quincunx Saturn at 1 Aries
07.58 The Moon at 1 Virgo waxing square Uranus at 1 Gemini
08.19 The Moon at 2 Virgo waxing quincunx Neptune at 2 Aries
09.00 The Moon at 2 Virgo waning quincunx Pluto at 2 Aquarius
11.05
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00.56
02.07 The Moon at 18 Libra waxing sextile Mercury at 18 Leo, moon void
03.46
01.29 The Moon enters Scorpio
02.03 The Moon at 0 Scorpio waning quincunx Saturn at 0 Aries
04.20 The Moon at 1 Scorpio waxing quincunx Uranus at 1 Gemini
04.23 The Moon at 1 Scorpio waning quincunx Neptune at 1 Aries
05.10 The Moon at 2 Scorpio waning square Pluto at 2 Aquarius
07.49 The Moon at 3 Scorpio waxing square Venus at 3 Leo
12.28
00.09 Uranus at 1 Gemini waxing sextile Neptune at 1 Aries
03.20
00.48 The Moon at 23 Scorpio waxing square Mercury at 23 Leo, moon void
02.09
02.32
01.55 The Moon at 18 Sagittarius waxing quincunx Jupiter at 18 Cancer
03.23 The Moon at 19 Sagittarius waning square the lunar node at 19 Pisces
05.36
05.45
01.48
02.59
09.39
September 7th 2025
Total Lunar Eclipse 15 degrees Pisces rises over UK
07.42 The Moon at 9 Pisces opposition Mercury at 9 Virgo
12.06
18.10
00.25 The Moon at 19 Pisces waning trine Jupiter at 19 Cancer
02.53 The Moon at 21 Pisces waxing quincunx Mars at 21 Libra
03.41
00.31
01.07 The Moon at 18 Aries waning trine Venus at 18 Leo
02.00
01.47 The Moon at 18 Taurus waxing sextile the lunar node at 18 Pisces
02.19 The Moon at 18 Taurus waning trine Mercury at 18 Virgo
04.30
00.04 The Moon at 1 Gemini conjunction Uranus at 1 Gemini
00.18 The Moon at 2 Gemini waxing trine Pluto at 2 Aquarius
10.52
00.32 The Moon enters Cancer
02.14 The Moon at 1 Cancer waxing square Neptune at 1 Aries
03.12 The Moon at 2 Cancer waxing quincunx Pluto at 2 Aquarius
09.53
03.00
September 19th 2025
Daylight lunar occultation of Venus (visible telescopically from the UK). Disap 11.53 reapp 13.11
04.53
02.44
September 21st 2025
Partial Solar Eclipse 29 degrees Virgo 19:42 GMT
The eclipsed Moon hooks into the ongoing planetary kite. It opposes Saturn and Neptune and trines Uranus and Pluto.
04.35 The Moon at 21 Virgo waxing sextile Jupiter at 21 Cancer
05.46
00.20 The Moon at 1 Libra waxing trine Uranus at 1 Gemini
00.34 The Moon at 1 Libra waning trine Pluto at 1 Aquarius
07.56 Mars enters Scorpio
11.36 The Moon at 7 Libra conjunction Mercury at 7 Libra
18.21 The Sun enters Libra
02.56
04.35
03.59
00.14 The Moon at 1 Sagittarius opposition Uranus at 1 Gemini
00.32 The Moon at 1 Sagittarius waning sextile Pluto at 1 Aquarius
06.35
01.16
05.45 The Moon at 28 Sagittarius waning square Saturn at 28 Pisces, moon voi
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