Waxing Moon in Gemini, Moving to Full

This is a day of converging connection. "Connection" is the first of my keywords for this Full Moon, and today the Gemini Moon and Mercury in Sagittarius dance together.

lunar eclipse in triplicate, NASA

The Moon in Gemini, ruled by Mercury and sign of the fast-approaching Full Moon, trines Saturn in Libra this morning, seeking balanced connections. Then she moves into the late degrees where she'll encounter the outer planet messengers Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Chiron.

Meanwhile, Mercury, retrograde in Sagittarius, moves toward an opposition with the Moon, touching the same outer planet messengers on the way: Jupiter and Uranus, Neptune and Chiron.

The Moon and Mercury, from opposite sides of the wheel, will square Jupiter and Uranus, a kind of cosmic "stand and deliver," as Mercury and the Moon demand energetic support from the Great Benefic and the Great Trickster. Given that Mercury has his own trickster vibe, this could be more like a meeting of rogues, a rollicking party at the crossroads. Look for laughter and unexpected surprises from this quarter.

The Moon and Mercury offer Neptune and Chiron more harmonious meetings, trines and sextiles. Here we connect with the energy of dreaming, visions, and healing ... and also wounding and illusion. The messages we receive depend on our openness and discernment.

This is the night of the Full Moon, which happens at 12:13am Tuesday in the Eastern time zone, 9:13pm today on the West coast, and into the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Europe. If you have clear skies, do plan a late night visit outside to see the coppery glow of the eclipsed Moon, remembering that what we're looking at is the reflected glow of every sunrise and sunset on Earth. With all the energies connecting in the sky, we may not get much sleep anyway!