Waning Moon in Libra

The Moon in Libra is balanced and calm, aware that the experience of life includes loss as well as growth. In these last days of the waning cycle, this Moon makes it easier for us to integrate our new understandings and release whatever no longer serves us.

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Early this morning (6:54am EDT), the Moon challenged transformative Pluto in square. The Libra Moon surrenders to Pluto with grace, but without ceding anything essential. This square asks Pluto to remain balanced as well, and preserve what is good, and what is needed, in his inexorable soul making.

A sextile to Mars in adventuring Sagittarius is a happy meeting. Mars is Sagittarius is expansive, ready to welcome the Libra Moon along on his journeys to explore new places, people and experiences. The Moon brings equanimity to Mars' enthusiasm.

This evening, the Moon joins Saturn in Libra (8:34pm). She brings a lighter touch to Saturn's gravity, reminding him that work is intended to create beauty as well as utility, and there is a flow to life that sometimes calls for acceptance rather than effort.

This is a day of preparation for the coming New Moon in Scorpio, as Libra's serenity allows us to review our lives and experiences with a peaceful heart.

Waning Moon in Virgo Moving into Libra

Today's Virgo Moon steps carefully into the late degrees, through which Neptune, Chiron, Jupiter and Uranus are traveling. She will be face to face with Jupiter and Uranus, and making adjustments with Neptune and Chiron, before retiring into her void-of-course period to rest and reflect.

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The Moon will receive intuitive guidance from these four outer planets. She prepares herself to listen and record by consulting with Mercury, planet of mind and communication, in Scorpio, sign of deep insight. Exact at 9:18am EDT, this flowing sextile opens the gates, as Hermes the messenger shows the Virgo Moon how to connect with the powers of the outer planets.

Neptune offers dreams and visions, a flow of creative guidance. Chiron offers healing of old patterns of wounding, healing that allows us to step into our true selves. Jupiter offers bountiful good fortune. Uranus offers the flash of insight that illuminates where we are and where we need to be.

The opposition with Uranus is the Moon's last aspect in Virgo, initiating her time-between-times at 8:36pm. As we move closer to the Scorpio New Moon on Friday, we're offered another window to listen to our intuitive guidance, look deeply within, and make plans for the year ahead. The Virgo Moon has her feet on the ground, and the gift of healing. We listen with her today to learn where and how we can heal.

The Moon steps into harmonious Libra at 1:19am Wednesday, beginning her transit through Venus' sign of grace, beauty and balance.

Waning Moon in Virgo

The Moon in Virgo is grounded, practical and ready to be of service. Today, the Moon interacts with energies of transformation and deep insight, giving us the chance to look at the shadowy depths of the unconscious in a down-to-earth, realistic way.

Early this morning, the Moon squares Mars in Sagittarius (4:45am EDT). As Mars pushes us into adventure, ready to embark for unknown places, the Virgo Moon asks whether we've packed our toothbrush. It's easy to poke fun at Virgo's attention to detail and tendency to anxiety, even as we know how much we need that wise guidance. Mars in Sagittarius could keep expanding into infinite possibilities without the Virgo Moon's steady grounding.

The Virgo Moon brings her practical analysis to a flowing trine with Pluto the phoenix (5:30am). Then, she sextiles Venus in Scorpio (5:40am) as Venus sextiles Pluto (9:37am).

Pluto is now in Capricorn, but rules Scorpio, and is ever the bringer of transformative change. Venus is retrograde in Scorpio, allowing us an in depth look at our relationships, finances and creativity. The Virgo Moon brings her analytical touch to this triangular communication.

Scorpio rules occult practice, among other things, making this flow of energy between Venus, Pluto and the Moon, a wonderful time for practical magic.

The Moon reaches a flowing sextile with the Sun in Scorpio at 3:16pm, one more link between grounded details and deep transformation. This sextile tells us we're reaching the end of this lunar cycle, and offers another window for insight and understanding.

Remember that this hinge of the year is excellent for divination; this Moon-Sun sextile could yield deeply insightful and practical advice for the time to come.