Moon into Aquarius: Sparks on the Water

Sunday morning through Tuesday afternoon
Eastern Standard Time

Sunday, February 19
Sun enters Pisces 1:17am
Moon square Saturn (Libra) 4:22am
(begin void of course)

in the Aethar

Moon enters Aquarius 5:29am
Moon semisextile Sun (Pisces) 5:49am
Moon semisextile Neptune (Pisces) 6:33am
Moon sextile Uranus (Aries) 10:15am
Moon semisextile Chiron (Pisces) 2:16pm
Moon square Jupiter (Taurus) 3:03pm
Sun (Pisces) conjunct Neptune (Pisces) 3:40pm
Moon semisextile Pluto (Capricorn) 9:38pm

Monday, February 20
Moon sextile the North Node (Sagittarius) 12:11am
Moon semisextile Mercury (Pisces) 2:20am
Moon sextile Venus (Aries) 7:28am
Moon inconjunct Mars (Virgo) 2:35pm

Tuesday, February 21
Moon trine Saturn (Libra) 11:17am
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Pisces 12:30pm
Moon conjunct Neptune (Pisces) 1:47pm
Moon conjunct Sun (Pisces) 5:34pm
New Moon in Pisces:
Moon semisextile Uranus (Aries) 5:40pm
Sun semisextile Uranus (Aries) 6:58pm
Moon conjunct Chiron (Pisces) 9:55pm
Moon sextile Jupiter (Taurus) 11:10pm

Just before dawn tomorrow (Sunday), the Moon will enter bright, innovative Aquarius. Leaving behind the rocky road of Capricorn, she soars into the revolutionary skies of fixed Air. The key question is how the cool-headed Aquarian Moon will relate to the Water element. With the Sun entering Pisces' ocean overnight and joining Neptune there Sunday afternoon, Water is now a force to be reckoned with.

When Air and Water mix, we can end up in a fog, our thinking as clouded as our perceptions are dim. With Mercury and Chiron now in Pisces, along with the Sun and Neptune, foggy thinking is a definite possibility. If we give way to negative thinking, we can find ourselves lost in a maze of old patterns and feelings with no exit in sight.

This is precisely where the Aquarius Moon can shine, even though her light is dim in these last waning days. In Greek mythology, there were three airs. The highest was Aether, floating underneath the sky god Ouranos. This was the pure, light air of the highest heavens, breathed by the gods and goddesses. Here, thought was clear and unclouded. This is the realm of Aquarius, ruled by Uranus.

a Piscean landscape

As planets themselves for the New Moon in Pisces, the Aquarian Moon blows away the mists and helps us keep our bearings.

These are the last days we have to prepare for the New Moon seed time. This Moon keeps us calm as we decide what needs to be released to prepare for this new cycle.

The Moon in Aquarius strikes generous sparks from Uranus' fire late Sunday morning, amidst a day of edgier connections with Water and Earth. But that infusion of Aries Fire is enough to brighten the Air.

If the concentration of Pisces has you feeling fogged in, imagine this Aquarian Moon sending shafts of sunlight down through the clouds. The surface of the waters glints with sparkling light, and a path forward is illuminated.

Monday, this pattern continues as the Moon shares energy easily with the North Node and Venus in Fire signs, while having more difficult interactions with Mercury in Water and Mars in Earth. Keep thinking of the Aquarian Moon as Aether, whose ancient name also meant "to shine."

Late Tuesday morning, the Moon flows energy with Saturn in airy Libra, and then enters a void of course time just over an hour long. Flowing into Pisces, the Moon now swims to join the other powers ready and waiting for her. The New Moon approaches.

While the Moon is in Aquarius, we rely on her clear thought to steer us through sometimes murky waters, always watching for the glint of those shining lights.