#2022 Libra Equinox

[baroquehedgewitch]

✨Astro Calendar 2023✨

⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊ Lunar Events: ⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊

● Jan 7th Full Moon in Cancer

○ Jan 22nd New Moon in Aquarius -  Lunar New Year

● Feb 6th Full Moon in Leo

○ Feb 20th New Moon in Pisces

● March 7th Full Moon in Virgo  

○ March 22nd New Moon in Leo

● April 6th Full Moon in Libra

○ April 20th New Moon in Aries 
◉ Total Eclipse

● May 6th Full Moon in Scorpio ◉ Total Eclipse

○ May 20th New Moon in Taurus

● June 4th Full Moon in Sagittarius

○ June 18th New Moon in Gemini

● July 3rd Full Moon in Capricorn

○ July 18th New Moon in Cancer

● Aug 2nd Full Moon in Aquarius - Supermoon

○ Aug 16th New Moon in Leo

● Aug 31st Full Moon in Pisces - Blue Moon

○ Sep 15th New Moon in Virgo

● Sep 29th Full Moon in Aries

○ Oct 15th New Moon in Libra ◉ Annular Eclipse

● Oct 29th Full Moon in Taurus ◉ Partial Eclipse

○ Nov 13th New Moon in Scorpio

● Nov 27th Full Moon in Gemini

○ Dec 13th New Moon in Sagittarius

● Dec 27th Full Moon in Cancer

⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊ Wheel of the Year: ⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊

✧˖°.☼.°˖✧Southern Hemisphere✧˖°.☼.°˖✧

Lammas/Lughnasadh  Feb 2nd

Mabon/Autumn Equinox  March 21st

Samhain May 1st

Yule/Winter Solstice Jun 22nd

Imbolc Aug 1st

Ostara/Spring Equinox Sep 23rd

Beltane Oct 31st

Litha/Summer Solstice Dec 22nd

✧˖°.☼.°˖✧Northern Hemisphere✧˖°.☼.°˖✧

Imbolc Feb 1st

Ostara/Spring Equinox March 30th

Beltane May 1st

Litha/Summer Solstice June 21st

Lammas/Lughnasadh Aug 1st

Mabon/Autumn Equinox Sep 22d

Samhain Oct 31st

Yule/Winter Solstice Dec 21st

˖⁺‧₊˚  ˚₊‧⁺˖Retrogrades & Directs: ˖⁺‧₊˚  ˚₊‧⁺˖

☿ Mercury

RX 29th Dec 2022 --> 19th Jan  //  20 Days

RX 21st April --> 15th May  //  23 Days

RX 24th Aug --> 16th Sep  //  23 Days

RX 13th Dec --> 2nd Jan 2024  //  19 Days

♁ Venus RX  23rd Jul --> 4th Sep  //  42 Days

♂️Mars RX 31st Oct 2022 --> 13th Jan  //  74 Days

♃ Jupiter RX 5th Sep --> 31st Dec  //  117 Days

♄ Saturn RX 18th June --> 4th Nov  // 139 Days

♅ Uranus

RX 24th Aug --> 23rd Jan  //  151 Days

RX 29th Aug --> 27th Jan 2024  //  151 Days

♆ Neptune RX 1st Jul --> 7th Dec  //  158 Days

♇ Pluto RX 2nd May --> 11th Oct  //  162 Days

* ⋆·˚ ༘ * 🔭 Astro Events to See:  * ⋆·˚ ༘ * 🔭

Quadrantids Meteor Shower 1st-7th Jan; Peaks on the 3rd. Full Moon

Venus Conjunct Saturn Jan 22nd

Venus Conjunct Jupiter March 1st

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 19th April -28th May. Strongest in Southern Hemisphere

Lyrids Meteor Shower 16th-25th April, peak on the 22nd/23rd

Venus near Pleiades & Hyades star clusters April 21st/22nd  (20 meteors per hour)

Venus-Mars-Moon Triangle May 23rd

Beehive Star Cluster near Mars & Venus June 1st/2nd

Venus-Mars-Moon Triangle June 6th

Moon Venus Mars Visible low in the west on the Solstice of June 21st

Delta Aquarids July 12th - Aug 23rd; peak 28th/29th July

Perseids Meteor Shower begins July 27th and peaks on 12th Aug

Blue Moon Aug 31st

Oct 14th Partial Solar Eclipse, visible to Southern USA; Gulf of Mexico

Leonids Nov 3rd - Dec 2nd; peak Nov 18th

Geminids Meteor Shower Dec 4th - 17th, peak on the 12th (120-160 meteors per hour)

[ms-m-astrologer]

Transiting Ceres re-enters Libra (post-retrograde shadow)

Timeline (current events in bold)

Monday, November 28, 2022, 18:38 UT - transiting Neptune enters pre-retrograde shadow, 23°49’ Virgo

Sunday, December 18, 2022, 23:26 UT - transiting Ceres enters Libra

Friday, February 3, 2023, 19:16 UT - transiting Ceres stations retrograde, 6°58’ Libra

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 03:52 UT - transiting Ceres retrogrades back into Virgo

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 19:28 UT - transiting Ceres stations direct, 23°47’ Virgo

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 11:22 UT - transiting Ceres re-enters Libra

Saturday, July 15, 2023, 21:10 UT - transiting Ceres exits post-retrograde shadow, 6°58’ Libra

Disclaimer: you won’t “feel” this transit very strongly unless Ceres is prominent in your birth chart (strongly aspecting the Sun, Moon, &/or the angles). A strong Virgo/6th House influence would also predispose one.

Almost done with this slog! Look back to see if you were trying to get a Ceres-type project off the ground between December 18 and February 3 - you have a lot more perspective now, perhaps some new skills or reimagined skills, to use. “Ceres-type projects” include:

Procreative sexuality, parenting, children, family

Child care, nurturing professions

Agriculture, growing cycles, food

Concern for animals (especially domestic ones)

Putting these in a Libra context, we’re trying to bring balance, fairness, justice, and harmony to the situations.

Ceres is (still) very connected to the Sun in the Cancer Solstice chart - you may recall she was also a Player in the Capricorn Solstice and Aries Equinox charts. So much of what we must do henceforward is to (try to) bring back some balance to how we treat the Earth.

[elminx]

Energy Update: Libra season and Mercury Cazimi, 9/21/22

We are at the proverbial crossroads today. It is the last full day of Virgo season which is not only the switch over of our zodiac rulers but we are switching seasons, too. The languid summer days are over (though in truth Virgo season represents the work of bringing in the harvest of later summer) and now we transition to the deeper energies of Autumn.

With Mercury (and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) retrograde, things are murky and untenuous. The proverbial mists are thick and it may still be difficult to see a way forward. This is right on time and one (one who believes in the divine path of the planets anyway) might say - meant to be.

It is hard in culture the values productivity above all else to take a divine pause but the time is ripe. Stillness is what is on the plate for this week. It is only through stillness, through listening, through pathworking or finding perhaps, that you might find a sense of balance in all of this noise.

Balance is called for this week - both through the representation of the equinox (not exactly a day of equal hours of day and night but close to it) and through our Sun Sign Libra (the sign of the scales). The more that you can reach for it, stretch towards it, or simply make space to try and accommodate it, the easier that it will be in the long run.

Of note, as the Sun transitions into Libra later tomorrow night, it meets up with backwards moving Mercury on Friday who then, almost immediately, transitions into Virgo from the "wrong end". This is known as Mercury cazimi, often referred to as Mercury being "combust" - traditional astrology stated that this meant that the power of our star overwhelmed the energy of our messenger planet. Said another way, there is a chance - especially for those of us who are especially mercurial - that the already hard-to-pin-down-while-in-retrograde energies of the Traveller will be completely lost to egos over the next couple of days and probably continuing through the rest of this weekend.

This is just a normal part of Mercury's retrograde cycle in the sense that Mercury does this twice every retrograde (they move backward over the sun during the retrograde and then forwards past the sun afterward when they turn direct again) so this can be considered business as usual. But the kind of business that you show up to and it has a sign up that says "Out to Lunch" that looks like it was written a fortnight ago.

I subscribe to the idea that when you cannot work, you might as well play. (I actually like the idea that you might as well play all of the time because my Venus is in Gemini, but I digress...) There is no doing right now, so its better to stop trying than keep pushing forward. There will be a time for deadlines, but that time is not now.

Accept it, or not, at your own peral.

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[bestdamnpodcast]

FALL EQUINOX | NEW MOON IN LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 2022 ASTROLOGY

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[lunaleetarot]

Spring 2022 Tarot Reading- Air Signs- Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius

Gemini

World- This past year you’ve completed something that has brought you great fulfillment.

2.. Magician- Today you are taking action and manifesting your goals.

3. Eight of Swords- You should focus on any co-dependent relationships you have as we move into Spring. You don’t want to be powerless or willingly blinded. Leo got this too so maybe dealing with someone of this sign.

Libra

Hierophant- This year you have established your own beliefs and followed traditions you cherish. You may have been dealing with a Taurus. Aquarius also got this card so you may have been dealing with this sign as well.

Knight of Wands- You are currently an adventurer. You are exploring your horizons. You are very driven in your life, but need to be mindful not to let your passion turn to recklessness. You are spontaneous but don’t become too unpredictable.

3. Seven of Cups- This upcoming season you need to reflect on your options. Don’t let your daydreams deceive you. Look at your choices without illusion or temptation.

Aquarius

Hierophant- This year you have established your own beliefs and followed traditions you cherish. You may have been dealing with a Taurus. Libra also got this card so you may have been dealing with them as well.

Strength- You're at a place now where you have a lot of inner strength. You have courage, patience, tolerance, and compassion. You may be dealing with a Leo.

3. Six of Cups- In the upcoming season, you may feel a dose of nostalgia or want to spend time with children. Someone from your past may reemerge which will prove significant.

[talonabraxas]

Libra is a sign of weighing balances, associated with the fall equinox in the northern hemisphere and the spring equinox in the southern hemisphere when there is an equality of day and night around the world. The New Moon in Libra on September 25 is only a few days after the equinox, initiating us into a new season that will feature the most volatile astrology of the year. Libra excels at contemplation, intellectual pursuits and aesthetic arrangement, a sign that exalts the calculations of Saturn and consideration of consequences, a place where the centeredness of the Sun has its fall. The New Moon in Libra following the equinox so closely makes it ideal for reflection upon our path, ruminating upon the many strands of present development to lay plans for the meaning and purpose we wish to explore for the rest of the year. --Gray Crawdord Astrology https://graycrawford.net/2022/09/25/new-moon-in-libra-4/ New Moon in Libra

[astrologylunarfish]

Fall equinox 2022

Arrives September 22, 2022 at 7:03 mst. The equinox happens twice a year when the sun passes over the equator. It represents the exact day of balance between daylight and darkness, and the fall equinox represents the end of summer. It also represents the sun moving into libra. A time to honor a change in season and what you have grown so far and to prepare to release what you won’t need for winter approaching. 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

[onlywitchythings]

Witchcraft/astrology dates and events in 2022

Read below the cut for all the important witchcraft and astrology dates of 2022.

January

1 - Beginning of Venus Retrograde; Beginning of Uranus Retrograde

2 - New Moon (Super Moon)

3 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower

4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower; Beginning of Saturn Retrograde

7 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

14 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

17 - Full Moon (Wolf Moon)

18 - End of Uranus Retrograde

21 - first day of Aquarius

25 - Gap day

26 - Gap day

27 - Gap day

28 - Gap day

29 - Gap day

30 - Gap day

31 - Gap day

February

1 - New Moon, Imbolc, Gap day

2 - Imbolc, Gap day

3 - Gap day

4 - End of Mercury Retrograde

13 - Gap day

16 - Full Moon (Snow Moon), Gap day, Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

19 - last day of Aquarius

20 - first day of Pisces

21 - Gap day

24 - Gap day

March

2 - New Moon

4 - Gap day

9 - Gap day

12 - Gap day

17 - Gap day, Full Moon (Worm Moon)

20 - Vernal (Spring) Equinox, Ostara, last day of Pisces

21 - first day of Aries

23 - Gap day

30 - Gap day

31 - Gap day

April

1 - New Moon

7 - Gap day

11 - Gap day

16 - Full Moon (Pink Moon)

20 - last day of Aries

21 - first day of Taurus

22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower

23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower

28 - Gap day

29 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, Beginning of Pluto Retrograde

30 - Beltane, Gap day, partial solar eclipse, New Moon

May

1 - Beltane

6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

10 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

15 - full lunar eclipse

16 - full lunar eclipse, Full Moon (Flower Moon)

19 - Gap day

20 - Gap day, last day of Taurus

21 - first day of Gemini

30 - New Moon

June

3 - End of Mercury Retrograde

8 - Gap day

10 - Gap day

14 - Full Moon (Strawberry Moon, Super Moon)

16 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

21 - Summer Solstice, Litha, last day of Gemini

22 - first day of Cancer

27 - Gap day

28- Beginning of Neptune Retrograde

29 - New Moon

July

1 - Gap day

8 - Gap day

9 - Gap day

12 - Full Moon (Buck Moon, Super Moon)

16 - Gap day

22 - Gap day, last day of Cancer

23 - first day of Leo

27 - Gap day

28 - Gap day, New Moon, Beginning of Jupiter Retrograde

29 - Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower

30 - Gap day

August

1 - Lammas

2 - Lammas

4 - Gap day

11 - full moon (sturgeon moon)

12 - Perseids Meteor Shower, Gap day

13 - Perseids Meteor Shower

14 - Saturn at Opposition

15 - Gap day

20 - Gap day

23 - Gap day, last day of Leo

24 - first day of Virgo

27 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, New Moon

September

2 - Gap day

3 - Gap day

4 - Gap day

5 - Gap day

6 - Gap day

7 - Gap day

8 - Gap day

9 - Gap day

10 - Gap day, Full Moon (Corn Moon), Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

11 - Gap day

16 - Neptune at Opposition

22 - Autumnal Equinox, Mabon

23 - last day of Virgo

24 - first day of Libra

25 - New Moon

26 - Jupiter at Opposition

October

1 - Gap day

2 - Gap day, End of Mercury Retrograde

3 - Gap day

4 - Gap day

5 - Gap day

6 - Gap day

7 - Draconids Meteor Shower

8 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation, End of Pluto Retrograde

10 - Full Moon (Corn Moon)

12 - Gap day

13 - Gap day

14 - Gap day

15 - Gap day

16 - Gap day

17 - Gap day

18 - Gap day

19 - Gap day

20 - Gap day

21 - Orionids Meteor Shower, Gap day

22 - Orionids Meteor Shower

23 - last day of Libra, End of Jupiter Retrograde, End of Saturn Retrograde

24 - first day of Scorpio

25 - partial solar eclipse, New Moon

30 - Beginning of Mars Retrograde

31 - Gap day, Samhain

November

1 - Samhain, End of Mars Retrograde

3 - Gap day

4 - Taurids Meteor Shower

5 - Taurids Meteor Shower

7 - full lunar eclipse

8 - Gap day, full lunar eclipse, Full Moon (Beaver Moon)

9 - Uranus at Opposition

11 - Gap day

17 - Leonids Meteor Shower

18 - Leonids Meteor Shower

19 - Gap day

22 - last day of Scorpio

23 - first day of Sagittarius, New Moon

24 - Gap day

27 - Gap day

December

2 - Gap day

4 - End of Neptune Retrograde

8 - Mars at Opposition, Gap day, Full Moon (Cold Moon)

13 - Geminids Meteor Shower

14 - Geminids Meteor Shower

15 - Gap day

16 - Gap day

21 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, Ursids Meteor Shower, Winter Solstice, Yule, last day of Sagittarius

22 - Ursids Meteor Shower, first day of Capricorn

23 - Gap day, New Moon (Super Moon)

27 - Gap day

29 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

[historysurvivalguide]

Astronomy Inspired Design in Media: Part 8

Lord of the Ring: Rings of Power (2022)

Episode 3: Adar

For about two seconds, as a ship moves into the inland, on the top of a watchtower, you’ll see this:

This is appears reminiscent of the simplest form of the armillary sphere from the 1st century

Astronomers like Hipparchus would have used these devices to track the movement of important objects through the sky. The simplest form of the armillary sphere has four bands with the center object representing either the Earth in a geocentric model or the sun in a heliocentric model

The instrument on the top of the watchtower appears most similar to the old style of geocentric armillary spheres where the Earth is the center of the universe that all objects rotate around

A: The Declination band

Declination is a range between 0-90 degrees in the Northern Hemisphere and -90-0 degrees in the Southern Hemisphere. It describes how far above the celestial equator an object like a star is and kind of acts like an astronomical latitude

B: Right Ascension band

Right ascension is a range from 0 hours to 24 hours and is the distance of a point east of the First Point of Aries. It is measured along the celestial equator and written in hours, minutes, and seconds. It acts almost like an astronomical longitude

C: Solstice band

The position that the solstice band sit represent the time when the summer and winter solstice occur (as they pass through the points Cancer and Capricorn)

D: Equinoctial band

The position that the equinoctial band sit represent when the spring and autumn equinoxes occur (as they pass through the points Aries and Libra in the ecliptic)

E: Earth (or Sun) at the center

The center represents the object that the sphere’s sky rotates around. In a heliocentric model this is the Sun and in the geocentric model this is the Earth

Below are some artistic representations of the Ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus observing the night sky with a large armillary nearby for determining the position of things like stars and celestial time

If you haven’t already, I’d recommend giving Rings of Power a watch. It is a very fun and beautiful show with surprising sweet and thoughtful dialogue. This kind of hopeful storytelling is my favorite kind of fantasy story, I highly recommend watching just for the Elrond, Durin, and Harfoots storyline alone

“Astronomy Inspired Design in Media” is Wednesday (as I find them)

[bitesize-astrology]

Welcome Libra!

Thursday - September 22, 2022

After a rocky August and September, the charm, grace and beauty of Libra season is a welcome change ... except this Libra season is going to be riddled with some of what we experienced in last two months!

The Sun moves into Libra at 9:04pm ET US (1:04am Friday, UTC), opening the door to the Autumn Equinox for those in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Spring Equinox for those in the Southern Hemisphere.

That Libra sense of cooperation, diplomacy and sociability will be needed during the Sun's tour of the sign of the Scales. The astrological energies are going to feel rather one-sided, and Libra's ability to balance, or dance with an imbalance, is something you will need.

But it's also important during this time to remember the beauty and splendor Libra season brings in. The rich colors of Autumn dot the landscape of the Northern Hemisphere, while the renewal of Spring wakes the Southern Hemisphere from its Winter nap. There is no artist like that of Nature, and during some of the unsettling times that are ahead in October, don't let the majesty of Nature out of your sight.

As humans ignorantly find all kinds of ways to create imbalance, Nature reminds us of her ability to balance in ways humans have yet to understand.

[forestwitchthings]

✨2022 Celestial Events✨

✦✧ Lunar Events ✧✦

🌑Jan 2nd New Moon in Capricorn at 18:35 UTC

🌕Jan 17th Full Moon in Cancer at 23:51 UTC ~ Old Moon;

🌑Feb 1st New Moon in Aquarius at 5:48am UTC

🌕Feb 16th Full Moon in Leo at 16:59 UTC ~ Snow Moon

🌑March 2nd New Moon in Pisces at 17:38 UTC

🌕March 18th Full Moon in Libra at 7:20am UTC ~ Worm Moon

🌑April 1st New Moon in Aries at 6:27am UTC

🌕April 16th Full Moon in Libra at 18:57 UTC ~ Pink Moon

🌑April 30 New Moon in Taurus at 20:30 UTC

⚪ May 16th Full Moon in Scorpio at 4:15am UTC (Sagittarius from 11:51 UTC) ~ Flower Moon ~ Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio visible in North America, Atlantic Ocean, western Europe and western Africa

🌑May 30th New Moon in Gemini at 11:32 UTC

🌕June 14th Supermoon in Sagittarius at 11:52 UTC ~Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon

🌑June 29th New Moon in Cancer at 2:53am UTC

🌕 Aug 12th Supermoon in Aquarius at 1:36am ~ Sturgeon Moon; final Supermoon for the year

🌑Aug 27th New Moon in Virgo at 8:17am UTC

🌑Oct 25th New Moon in Scorpio at 10:49am UTC & Partial Solar Eclipse in Scorpio

⚪ Nov 8th Full Moon in Taurus at 11:03 UTC ~ Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus visible in eastern Russia, Japan, Oceania, western North America

🌑Nov 23rd New Moon in Scorpio at 22:58 UTC

🌕Dec 8th Full Moon in Gemini at 4:09am UTC

🌑Dec 23rd New Moon in Capricorn at 10:17 UTC

✦✧ Solar Events / Wheel of the Year Dates ✧✦

✨ Feb 1st-5th Northern Hemisphere Imbolc; Southern Hemisphere Lammas

✨ Mar 21st Equinox at 15:24 UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Vernal Equinox/Ostara; Southern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox/Mabon

✨ April 30th Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus visible from southeast Pacific Ocean; southern South America

✨ May 1st-5th Northern Hemisphere Beltane; Southern Hemisphere Samhain

✨ June 21st Solstice at 9:05am UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice/Litha; Southern Hemisphere Winter Solstice/Yule

✨ Aug 1st-7th Northern Hemisphere Lammas; Southern Hemisphere Imbolc

✨ Sep 23rd Equinox at 12:55am UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox/Mabon; Southern Hemisphere Vernal Equinox/Ostara

✨ Oct 25th Partial Solar Eclipse visible over western & central Russia, Kazakhstan

✨ Nov 1st-7th Southern Hemisphere Beltane; Northern Hemisphere Samhain

✨ Dec 21st Solstice at 21:40 UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice/Yule; Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice/Litha

[starcrazypie]

The Worm Moon: March 2022 Full Moon

The March 2022 Full Moon occurs close to the Spring equinox. It may be time for re-birth but if you think that's easy then I have news for you...

The March 2022 Full Moon occurs on 18th March, close to the Spring equinox that happens only two days later. Like last month’s Full Moon in Leo/Virgo, this is another lunation that changes signs after a few hours – moving into Libra as the lunation progresses. This is the lunation that marks the start of spring, when worms start to appear above ground to show us that the planting season is about…

[ms-m-astrologer]

The Week Ahead: December 12-18, 2022

Lunar Phases

Monday, December 12, 06:40 UT - Disseminating Moon, 5°12’ Leo

The key phrases for the Disseminating lunar phase are to “teach, share, and comunicate” and to “ease up on efforts” with our projects. Leo is a good fit for both of those! It’s a creative and dramatic teacher, holding the students’ (or the audience’s) full attention - and it’s usually quite ready to loaf a bit.

Friday, December 16, 08:56 UT - Last Quarter Moon, 24°22’ Virgo

The key phrases for the Last Quarter lunar phase are to “turn away” from what we’ve been doing, and to “tear down old structures” that don’t serve us any more. Some of which may just vanish in the mist, I think - as for anything else, well, we are pretty bored with it.

Void of Course Moon

Tuesday, December 13, 14:09 UT (Leo) - Wednesday, December 14, 08:45 UT (Virgo)

(Watch out - 18 hours, 36 minutes!)

Friday, December 16, 19:13 UT (Virgo) - 19:49 UT (Libra)

Sunday, December 18, 22:35 UT (Libra) - Monday, December 19, 03:31 UT (Scorpio)

Retrograde/Direct/Etc.

Pre-retrograde shadow: Mercury/Capricorn (starting Monday the 12th), Ceres/Libra,

Retrograde: Mars/Gemini, Pallas Athene/Cancer, Chiron/Aries, Uranus/Taurus, Eris/Aries

Post-retrograde shadow: Juno/Pisces, Vesta/Pisces (until Monday the 12th), Jupiter/Pisces, Saturn/Aquarius

Transiting Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow on Monday, December 12, at 11:26 UT. Time to get serious-minded.

Transiting Vesta exits her post-retrograde shadow on Monday, December 12, at 19:41 UT. From now through most of 2023, Vesta will be less of an instigator and more of a trigger.

Ingress

Sunday, December 18, 23:26 UT - transiting Ceres enters Libra

I need to do a bit more thinking about this - because Ceres is in her Retrograde Zone, she isn’t going to stay in Libra very long. Usually I call these types of false starts “mulligans” and don’t give them much weight. However. The next Capricorn Solstice, Aries Equinox, and Cancer Solstice all feature the Sun in tight, partile aspect to Ceres. So it has to be factored in, even though there has to be a sort of “refresher course” in Virgo for Ceres. Hmmm.

Et Cetera

There is one Opportunity Period this week, on Tuesday, December 13, from 14:09 UT to 15:52 UT. “Short time to do the right thing; especially positive for reaching out to important people.”

A good week for getting our ducks in a row, and for finishing up with 2022. Beginning with Ceres’ ingress into Libra on Sunday - followed by Jupiter into Aries on Tuesday the 20th, the Capricorn Solstice on Wednesday the 21st, and the Capricorn New Moon on Friday the 23rd - we’re going to be very forward-oriented. (Or at least free to plan, since both Mars and Pallas Athene are retrograde!)

[elminx]

Energy Update: Libra Season 2021

Happy Autumnal Equinox and the start of Libra! Libra season is going to be a bit of a doozy this year as it includes the nadir of retrograde season - Mercury retrogrades from 9/27 - 10/18 which will also occur from 25-10° Libra. Mercury is also joined by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron which will all be retrograde for some of the same time as Mercury. Libra is the sign of scales which implies balance but we have to keep in mind that there are low vibrational and high vibrational sides to all signs. High vibe Libra sees all sides of an issue and seeks compromise but low vibe Libra seeks to control through the veil of compromise - often using people-pleasing and emotional manipulation. Libra, the cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, can be overly concerned with the outward appearances of relationships - having things look good on the outside while there is a festering wound underneath. Ascetic Libra can get so lost in the ideal of something that they forget to come back down to earth and see what is really there. We've got some big truths to confront this month as the Sun, Mercury, and Mars make squares to Pluto in Capricorn and oppositions to our wounded healer Chiron in Aries. These read on the surface as pain points to revisit from 2020 as last year was characterized by squares between Mars (and Chiron) in Aries and our everything in Capricorn. Most specifically - during 2020, Mars in Aries (notably Libra's opposite sign) squared Pluto three times last year due to its own retrograde cycle: on 8/13/20, 9/29/20, and 12/23/20. If you are unsure of how this aspect will affect you, refer back to these days. Something that you thought was resolved around how we enact our desires may be coming up for review during this time. The truth is seldom kind and with Chiron in play, it may be downright painful. As the 7th sign, Libra can be prone to projecting their problems onto others and we are being asked to review, rework, and reimagine these tendencies all month long. Where have you been blaming others for problems that you created for yourself? Where have you labeled an outsider as Bad or Wrong because it was easier than stepping out of your ego and seeing them clearly? Here the opposition of Aries and Libra comes clearly into play. Though we call them opposites because of their placement in the chart wheel, Aries and Libra are often not very different from one another. While Aries's ego story is very concerned with the self and individual accomplishment, Libra's ego story is concerned with the perfection of coupling. This is a month to watch out for family enmeshment and co-dependency. We've spent a full year Othering anybody who was not inside of our bubble or family unit and look where it has gotten us. There is a sense that all that glitters is not gold - that no matter how silver-tongued the Libra story may be, you need to actually look - not with your favorite pair of rose-colored glasses - but with the harsh light of day. You may be forced to take on the perspective of somebody that you have Othered or otherwise wronged. The big flex this month is to extend grace to the people that you have treated poorly (let's be clear - we all have them). I hope for your sake that it's not your Other's that you have wronged but with Mercury retrograde in Libra (the sign of relationships), expect some relationship drama if you and your Other's haven't been being open and honest. Expect a drastic change in direction especially around 10/8-10/10 when the Sun, Mars, and retrograde Mercury form a stellium at 16° Libra. Projection is the big button issue all month - the flex is to recognize those tendencies in your own life and step away or make amends as fits the situation. This is a great month to unfollow the people that make you crazy in your life to create more peace of mind. This is a great month to work on seeing the perspective of your Others with whom you experience conflict. This is a great month to plan for that next step that you've been putting off because it makes

you uncomfortable. 2020, 2021, and to a lesser degree 2022 were HOT astrological years - the kind you see only once or twice in a lifetime. It's been a lot. I get it. We are all tired. We all want to nope out and go back to something that we want to call normal but likely wouldn't recognize anymore. But we're not quite to the end yet and we can't go backward - the only way out is through. Even as you are forced to reencounter some of you harder moments of the last year (maybe earlier depending on your life circumstances) - the big flex is to do it through the eyes of experience. Sure, you know that hole in the ground. Sure, you've fallen in it before. You might even have SCARS from that very same hole. See it there. Take a moment to recognize it. Name it. And then walk the fuck around it. Master that and you have nothing left to fear about retrograde season.

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2021 Astrological energy shifts and Dates

Listed below are the dates of planetary ingresses, retrogrades, moon phases and sabbats. The entire year is below the read more. 

If you want more details on transits, aspects and moon phases I post them in detail at the start of each month!

JANUARY

6th ☾♎ Last Quarter Moon  

8th Mercury enters Aquarius Venus enters Capricorn  

13th ☾♑ New Moon  

14th Uranus Stations Direct!  

15th Chiron Stations Direct! (Every celestial body at this point is Direct!)  

19th Sun enters Aquarius  

20th ☾♉ First Quarter Moon  

28th ☾♌ Full Moon  

30th Mercury enters Retrograde (until Feb 21st)

FEBRUARY

1st Winter Crossquarter | Imbolc Venus enters Aquarius  

4th ☾♏ Last Quarter Moon  

11th ☾♒ New Moon  

18th Sun enters Pisces  

19th ☾♊ First Quarter Moon  

21st Mercury Stations Direct  

25th Venus enters Pisces  

27th ☾♍ Full Moon

MARCH

4th Mars enters Gemini  

6th ☾♐ Last Quarter Moon  

13th ☾♓ New Moon  

15th Mercury enters Pisces  

20th Spring Equinox | Ostara Sun enters Aries  

21st ☾♋ First Quarter Moon Venus enters Aries  

28th ☾♎ Full Moon

APRIL

4th ☾♑ Last Quarter Moon Mercury enters Aries  

12th ☾♈ New Moon  

14th Venus enters Taurus  

19th Sun enters Taurus  

20th ☾♌ First Quarter Moon  

23rd Mars enters Cancer  

27th ☾♏ Full Moon Pluto enters Retrograde (until Oct 6th)

MAY

1st Spring Crossquarter | Beltane  

3rd ☾♒  Last Quarter Moon  

4th Mercury enters Gemini  

9th Venus enters Gemini  

11th ☾♉ New Moon  

13th Jupiter enters Pisces  

19th ☾♌ First Quarter Moon  

20th Sun enters Gemini  

23rd Saturn enters Retrograde (until Oct 11th!)  

26th ☾♐ Full Moon Lunar Eclipse  

29th Mercury enters Retrograde (Until 22nd June)

JUNE

2nd ☾♓ Last Quarter Moon  

10th ☾♊ New Moon Solar Eclipse  

11th Mars enters Leo  

18th ☾♎ First Quarter Moon  

20th Jupiter enters Retrograde (Until Oct 18th)  

21st Summer Solstice | Litha Sun enters Cancer  

22nd Mercury Stations Direct  

24th ☾♑ Full Moon  

25th Neptune enters Retrograde (Until Dec 1st)  

27th Venus enters Leo

JULY

1st ☾♈ Last Quarter Moon  

10th ☾♋ New moon  

11th Mercury enters Cancer  

15th Chiron enters Retrograde (Until Dec 19th)  

17th ☾♎ First Quarter Moon  

22nd Sun enters Leo Venus enters Virgo  

24th ☾♒ Full Moon  

28th Mercury enters Leo Jupiter retrogrades into Aquarius  

29th Mars enters Virgo  

31st ☾♉ Last Quarter Moon

AUGUST

1st Summer Crossquarter | Lughnasadh  

8th ☾♌ New Moon  

11th Mercury enters Virgo  

15th ☾♏ First Quarter Moon  

16th Venus enters Libra  

20th Uranus enters Retrograde (until Jan 22nd 2022)  

22nd ☾♓ Full Moon  

30th ☾♊ Last Quarter Moon Mercury enters Libra

SEPTEMBER

7th ☾♍ New Moon  

10th Venus enters Scorpio  

13th ☾♐ First Quarter Moon  

15th Mars enters Libra  

20th ☾♓ Full Moon  

22nd Autumn Equinox | Mabon Sun enters Libra  

27th Mercury enters Retrograde (Until Oct 18th)  

28th ☾♋ Last Quarter Moon

OCTOBER

6th ☾♎ New Moon Pluto stations Direct  

7th Venus enters Sagittarius  

11th Saturn Stations Direct  

13th ☾♑ First Quarter Moon  

18th Mercury stations Direct Jupiter stations Direct  

20th ☾♈ Full Moon  

23rd Sun enters Scorpio  

28th ☾♌ Last Quarter Moon  

30th Mars enters Scorpio  

31st Halloween!

NOVEMBER

1st Autumn Crossquarter | Samhain  

4th ☾♏ New Moon  

5th Venus enters Capricorn Mercury enters Scorpio  

11th ☾♒ First Quarter Moon  

19th ☾♉ Full Moon Lunar Eclipse  

22nd Sun enters Sagittarius  

24th Mercury enters Sagittarius  

27th ☾♍ Last Quarter Moon

DECEMBER

1st Neptune stations Direct  

4th ☾♐ New Moon Solar Eclipse  

10th ☾♓ First Quarter Moon  

13th Mercury enters Capricorn Mars enters Sagittarius  

19th ☾♋ Full Moon Venus enters Retrograde (Until Jan 29th 2022) Chiron stations Direct  

21st Winter Equinox | Yule Sun enters Capricorn   

23rd North Node retrogrades into Taurus  

27th ☾♎ Last Quarter Moon  

29th Jupiter enters Pisces