Moon into Capricorn: Quality Assessment

Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening
Eastern Daylight Time

finding balance

Wednesday, April 11
Moon enters Capricorn 1:02pm
Moon sextile Neptune (Pisces) 5:07pm
Moon trine Mars (Virgo) 7:23pm
Moon square Uranus (Aries) 10:33pm

Thursday, April 12
Moon semisextile the North Node (Sagittarius) 2:00am
Moon inconjunct Venus (Gemini) 2:02am
Moon sextile Chiron (Pisces) 2:57am
Mercury (Pisces) inconjunct Saturn (Libra) 3:16am
Moon conjunct Pluto (Capricorn) 2:48am
Moon trine Jupiter (Taurus) 12:35pm
Venus (Gemini) square Chiron (Pisces) 6:05pm

Friday, April 13
Last Quarter Moon:
Moon square Sun (Aries) 6:50am
Moon square Saturn (Libra) 11:11am
Moon sextile Mercury (Pisces) 1:04pm
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Aquarius 5:48pm

The Moon enters steady, pragmatic Capricorn this afternoon, shifting energy from what feels good to what works. Tomorrow, the Moon joins Pluto the alchemist for a look into the cauldron of transformation. On Friday, we reach the Last Quarter Moon, when we begin looking at what is ready to be composted before the next New Moon. Time to roll up our sleeves.

This evening, the Moon flows easily with Neptune and Mars, who are opposing each other. Finding the balance between the cosmic "big picture" and the everyday details is supported by paying attention to our goals, and the concrete steps needed to reach them.

Thursday offers a complex dance of the rational and the emotive, the visionary and the pragmatic. The Moon makes edgy contacts with the North Node and Venus in mentally active Gemini. The Capricorn Moon values steadiness and focus, and wants us grounded.

steady focus

Mercury, still in dreamy Pisces, makes an awkward connection with Saturn in Libra Thursday, another need to balance visionary thinking with physical reality.

The Capricorn Moon flows easily with Chiron in Pisces and Jupiter in Taurus, reminding us that steady, focused work helps in our quest for peace and healing.

The Moon's conjunction with Pluto the transformer reminds us that we live in a time of deep, structural changes. The work we're doing on personal goals needs to be aligned with the goals of the psyche, as well.

Friday brings the Last Quarter Moon as we turn the corner toward the coming New Moon in Taurus. Squares between the Moon and Sun, and Moon and Saturn create a T-square with the Capricorn Moon at the apex. Here, the Moon asks how we're doing in balancing self and other, desires and responsibilities, impulsive spontaneity and careful planning.

Friday afternoon's flowing sextile between the Moon and Mercury opens up a few hours void of course with an invitation to rest and reflect: End the work week with wrap ups and reviews, rather than new projects.

Friday evening, the Moon steps into Aquarius, ready for something innovative. While the Moon's in Capricorn, we assess where we've been and how we're doing, using Capricorn's pragmatism and good sense.