Waxing Moon in Sagittarius Moving into Capricorn

This note covers the Moon's transit through Capricorn today and tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The questing Moon reached the end of her Sagittarian journey flowing energy in sextile with Libran Venus. The last aspect for this sign, the Moon offered Venus a broad context for understanding and action, philosophical and metaphysical insights for creating the shifts in relationship and creativity that Venus needs.

At 7:35am EST, the Moon reached her time between times. She emerges into hard working, reliable Capricorn at 8:37am. Capricorn is Cardinal Earth, the beginning of winter, the time we go to ground, hole up, cocoon ... all those phrases for whatever combination of nesting and becoming a hermit this season offers us.

Cranes in migration

The Moon's transit through Capricorn brings attention to winter's issues of structure and substance. Grouped in the early degrees of Capricorn, we find Pluto, energy of radical transformation; Ceres, fierce mother of growth; and the North Node, the beacon pointing the way to our path in this lifetime.

Over the next few days, Pluto reaches conjunction with the North Node, as the Node receives a semisextile from Mercury. Transiting Mars will semisextile Ceres, then reach back and sextile Saturn. In other words, there's a lot of attention this week on the question of whether we're on our path. This is the territory of the crescent Moon, as she reaches the time in her waxing cycle of actively moving toward goals.

The presence of Pluto signals the depth of structural changes we may be called to make. The presence of Pluto also says we'd best get moving on things we already know we need to do, or deal with the fallout. The Moon in Capricorn can help us face unpalatable truths, while giving us the determination to push through challenges to reach our goals.

If you've got your map, and your feet are on the road, the Capricorn Moon transiting across Pluto, the North Node, and Ceres can offer confirmation. The gifts of Pluto are wealth and power, the North Node is a place of challenge but also meaningful achievement, and Ceres offers abundance.

If the road is not so clear, or challenges loom large, the Moon in Capricorn brings the strength to keep on pushing. The Moon connects us to deep memories, traditions of the ancestors. Our people faced many difficulties in the past, and yet here we are. The Moon opens a way for us to feel their support and guidance.

Wednesday, the Moon in Capricorn challenges Saturn in square. Saturn rules Capricorn, so this transit is more a reminder to move carefully, maintaining our balance through difficult terrain. The Sun and Moon reach their waxing sextile today, a time of greater clarity as we continue moving forward.

Moving through Capricorn is not easy, especially in the presence of Pluto, Ceres, and the North Node. But then, life isn't always easy. This Capricorn time might present an unflinching look at what lies ahead; it also offers the strength and determination to reach the goal.