Moon into Libra: A Dance with Passion

Friday afternoon through Sunday evening
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Friday, February 10

An Offering to Venus

Moon enters Libra 2:53pm
Moon inconjunct Neptune (Pisces) 3:21pm
Moon opposite Uranus (Aries) 6:37pm
Moon opposite Venus (Aries) 8:25pm
Moon inconjunct Jupiter (Taurus) 9:30pm
Moon inconjunct Chiron (Pisces) 10:02pm

Saturday, February 11
Moon square Pluto (Capricorn) 5:22am
Moon sextile the North Node (Sagittarius) 8:51am
Venus (Aries) semisextile Jupiter (Taurus) 11:33am
Venus (Aries) semisextile Chiron (Pisces) 5:35pm

Sunday, February 12
Moon semisextile Mars (Virgo) 1:25am
Moon trine Sun (Aquarius) 5:28am
Moon trine Mercury (Aquarius) 12:59pm
Moon conjunct Saturn (Libra) 4:08pm
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Scorpio 5:02pm
Moon trine Neptune (Pisces) 5:36pm
Moon inconjunct Uranus (Aries) 8:55pm

The Moon enters calm, diplomatic Libra this afternoon. After her edgy transit through Virgo these last days, we might be looking forward to some peace and quiet––but don't count on it. Today's Libra Moon is more devil's advocate than people pleaser. Gentle she may be, and diplomatic, but this Moon is prepared to ask uncomfortable questions on the way to a true, honest balance.

Her first touch is an awkward inconjunct with visionary Neptune, followed by challening oppositions to Uranus and Venus, hanging together in fiery Aries. Then comes more awkwardness with Jupiter and Chiron. How can we keep this many balls in the air without a crash?

Classical dancers at Nrityagram

There's a pattern here: Venus weaves her way through many of today's transits. She's a powerful presence in the sky right now, blazing in Aries and close to revolutionary Uranus.

Our creativity might be shooting off new sparks, or we might meet an exciting new partner, or maybe we'll have a flare-up with the current one. One way or another, passion is in the air.

Today, the Moon enters one of Venus' signs, lovely Libra, so everything she does is touched by Venus. Jupiter is in Venus' other sign, Taurus. Venus opposes the Moon today. And the inconjuncts with Neptune and Chiron in Pisces bring in the other creative force in the zodiac.

This is an invitation into a dance of creative passion. The alchemical force of our desires has the power to make and unmake many things, including ourselves. The steps are complex, but who can resist that compelling music? This is flamenco, not a simple waltz. Join the dance!

Tomorrow continues the alchemical path as the Moon squares Pluto and sextiles the North Node. Where are we resisting the path forward? Can we move through it?

Then notice how Venus reprises the Moon's aspects with Jupiter and Chiron. Now the great lady herself is between the two sages, creating edgy semisextiles as if reaching out a hand to each. We're still in this complex and passionate dance, and also given a head's up that Jupiter and Chiron will soon reach their exact sextile––which, interestingly, happens on Valentine's Day. Passionate healing is a definite possibility.

Very early Sunday, the Moon makes an edgy connection with Mars retrograde in Virgo. There's energy here, and a reminder not to move too fast: Mars is very careful these days.

Around dawn, the Moon flows energy in trine with the Sun, then a few hours later with Mercury. Creative communication is clearly supported! Writing, teaching, planning, concept development––all these will be enlivened now.

Then the Moon meets Saturn retrograde. This helps make things real, and also right. Double check your work, find that balance point, because now we're moving on. This is the last Moon aspect in Libra, before she enters Scorpio's shadowy realm an hour later.

This time through Libra, we might miss a sense of peace and calm the Libra Moon sometimes brings. But would we trade quiet for the passionately creative cauldron we're offered here? Connect with your passions, follow the thread into the maze, light a fire, join the dance.