Moon in Virgo

Friday morning through Sunday morning

Tonight's Full Moon arrives in a blaze of fire that ends the Moon's transit through Leo and opens the waning half of the lunar cycle in careful, organized Virgo. Friday morning's dreams may be dramatic, but waking leaves us ready to sort out whatever happened and make sense of it.

phoenix rising

The Moon enters Virgo at 4:39am EST Friday, her opening aspect a flowing trine with Pluto the transformer, still in hard-hitting Capricorn. Having moved through the brilliance of the Full Moon, we're ready to surrender. The phoenix consumed in flame will be reborn in new form.

This transformative Moon transit through Virgo opens a dialogue on what Virgo is all about. Donna Cunningham at Sky Writer hosted a discussion of Chiron's role in Virgo led by Joyce Mason. Many astrologers note the affinity between Virgo and Chiron, wondering whether his healing archetype might be a better fit as ruler than scattered Mercury.

As Chiron moves into Pisces, it seems likely his role will be reassessed and redefined, illuminated perhaps by his conjunction with the Sun at this Full Moon. The Sun moves into Pisces Friday afternoon, reaching an exact conjunction with Chiron on Saturday that sheds more light on this question.

Friday also brings a square between Venus and Saturn, whose mutual reception (they sit in each other's signs) challenges us to consider how they feel the same, and how they are different. The planet of work, responsibility and karma is bathed in the energy of beauty and harmony, as the planet of balanced relating works through the energy of determination and steady effort.

Saturday, the Virgo Moon flows energy in trine with Venus in Capricorn while semi-sextile with Saturn, maintaining our focus on the square. Maybe work flows easily today and relationships are hard, as the Virgo Moon loves getting things done. Or perhaps we have the energy today to do what needs to be done in our relationships, even though it's difficult.

The Virgo Moon brings energy for organizing. If your weather is warming up, it might be time to prepare the garden, or sort out garages and basements. If not, well, tax season is upon us. Where's that paperwork gotten to?

Overnight Saturday, the Moon reaches conjunction with the asteroid Juno, ruler of equal partnerships. Again we look in a detailed, analytical way at where we are in key relationships, and what (if anything) needs to be done. The Moon's final aspect in Virgo is an opposition to Uranus, where we catch a glimpse of the big picture that might surprise us, before slipping into the Moon's time between times.

As the Moon moves through Virgo, her aspects and her position at the beginning of the waning cycle ask us to reassess. What needs organizing in our lives? Where are our service and attention most needed? Where can we heal? The Moon enters harmonious Libra at 4:01am EST Sunday morning.