Waning Moon in Scorpio

The waning Moon disappears into Scorpio's depths today, but her connections with other planets are strong. As we near the end of this lunar cycle, and this calendar year, the Scorpio Moon unflinchingly tells it like it is.

Door opening, Gallarus Oratory

The Moon enters Scorpio at 9:43am EST, and joins Venus exactly two hours later. If any additional emphasis were needed for this intense Venus transit through Scorpio direct, retro and direct again, the Moon's depth of feeling creates it. Sunday's New Moon in Sagittarius will focus on new directions, adventures, the quest. What unhealthy, unproductive attachments can we release now, to be ready then?

The Scorpio Moon flows energy in sextile Mercury (12:40pm), the North Node (4:14pm) and Pluto (5:00pm), clustered in Capricorn. Again, the question is asked, in slightly different form: Look, the Moon says, here is the path of transformation before you. What needs to be released so you can step onto the path with a clear and open mind?

Mars in Sagittarius sextiles Neptune (2:39pm) and Chiron (2:06am Friday), both in Aquarius. The planet of motivation and action flows energy with the planets of vision and healing. What can we do, right now, today, to support our own healing and create a positive vision for the future?

Scorpio is sometimes seen as hanging back, suspicious, lacking in trust, unable to move. Scorpio at its best gathers vital information, then waits for the strategic moment to act with greatest impact. Wherever we've been hanging back, knowing in our hearts what needs to be done but somehow stuck, today's Scorpio Moon urges us to act.