Waxing Moon Moving into Capricorn

Today's notes cover the Moon's transit through Capricorn which continues until late Friday.

Many transiting planets continue to cluster in the very late and very early degrees, as each of us with sensitive chart points in these degrees know very well! The Moon brings her focus to this busy area of the sky today as she finishes her time in Sagittarius and moves into Capricorn.

The Moon sextiles Neptune and Chiron this morning (exact at 10:01am and 11:19am EDT), flowing Sagittarian enthusiasm to Neptune and Chiron's Aquarian vision of universal healing.

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A little later, the Moon reaches a challenging square with Uranus and Jupiter (exact at 2:17pm and 2:51pm EDT). Neptune and Uranus are in mutual reception: Neptune in Uranus' sign of Aquarius and Uranus in Neptune's sign of Pisces. This makes a flowing sextile followed by a challenging square a bit of a contradiction. Why an easy flow when the Moon meets visionary Neptune in future-oriented Aquarius, and a challenging adjustment when she meets revolutionary Uranus in intuitive Pisces?

One way to understand this pattern is to realize that the paradigm shifts we're being invited to make contain both opportunities for new understanding and healing, and challenges when these new insights bump up against our entrenched ways of being and doing. Perhaps it's a bit easier to go with the flow as Neptune paints beautiful pictures of a golden future, than to make the quantum leap into unfamiliar territory Uranus is pushing for.

The Moon's square to Jupiter signals the beginning of her time-between-times, which ends when she steps up to the mark in hard-working Capricorn at 4:30pm EDT. Capricorn is the Cardinal Earth sign, ready to set his shoulder to the wheel and keep pushing until the goal is reached. During the next few days, you may find yourself ready to take on some tough jobs and get 'em done.

This afternoon's Capricorn Moon won't shy away from cleaning out the darkest corners, as a series of Scorpionic aspects lead her right to hidden trigger points. She sextiles first Mars and then Venus, both in Scorpio, at 5:44pm today and 2:53am Thursday. Right between the two sextiles, she joins transformative Pluto, ruler of Scorpio, at 9:52pm Wednesday.

Wednesday afternoon and evening, you may find yourself taking action (Mars) in your creative life or in close relationships (Venus) to transform patterns that no longer work for you (Pluto). Since Mars continues in an inconjunct (adjustment required!) with expansive Jupiter, be sure your actions are in line with your values, to avoid situations in which a challenging Jupiter-Mars combination fuels an explosion.

The need to take positive action, even in difficult situations, is highlighted by a square to Saturn in Libra at 3:58am Thursday. Responsible Saturn reminds us that actions have consequences, and the scales of justice do balance out over time.

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A flowing trine from the Capricorn Moon to Mercury in analytical Virgo at 4:35am offers a chance to think through our situation from a practical perspective and make realistic plans. Thursday, the Moon moves steadily through Capricorn without impediments, supporting our efforts to take concrete steps toward our goals.

Friday, the Capricorn Moon makes her determined way forward, reaching a trine with the Sun at 5:19pm. This is a moment in the waxing cycle when we feel clearly committed to the goals we have set, and have those goals clearly in sight.

By Friday night, the Moon reaches the late degrees again, first making edgy semisextiles with Neptune and Chiron at 8:39pm and 9:57pm exactly. This transit through Capricorn closes with flowing sextiles to Uranus (1:04am Saturday) and Jupiter (1:13am Saturday) that initiate the Moon's void-of-course period.

The Moon will enter Aquarius, sign of the New, at 3:34am Saturday. Once again, as she changes sign, the Moon gets in touch with Neptune, Chiron, Uranus and Jupiter, who all invite us to listen to our intuitive guidance as we navigate these deep waters of change.