Moon in Capricorn Today

Today's hard-working Capricorn Moon enters the late degrees, where all the outer planets await an infusion of grounded and centered determination. During the day, the Moon's effects will depend on where she touches your birth chart ... the mood of the day will be one of steady effort.

By evening (5:30 pm EDT), the aspects to later planets begin with an inconjunct to Mars in passionate Leo ... perhaps it's time for Leonine Mars to stop grandstanding and get some work done?

By 7:30 pm EDT, the Cap Moon flows energy with Saturn in Virgo (trine), each ready to approve the other's dedication and focus. By 10:00 pm, there's a bright, almost edgy flow to Neptune in Aquarius (semisextile), a reminder that realizing visions takes real world effort.

As the midnight hour approaches, the Moon flows energy with Jupiter in Pisces, helping manifest whatever expansive Jupiter might wish for. Then, the Moon goes void-of-course before emerging into electric Aquarius at 1:00 am EDT Tuesday. If your dreams tonight bring you messages, pay attention! The Moon in Aquarius might send flashes of intuition, helping you set your sails in these winds of change.

Moon in Capricorn Today

The Moon in solidly into grounded Capricorn, and will be all day. Leaving an earlier conjunction with Ceres and Pluto, having absorbed their messages about the importance of structure and hard work, she's on a mission to get everyone on track to achieve big goals.

The Capricorn Moon is inconjunct the Sun in butterfly-like Gemini, saying, get serious! Stopping checking out all the options in the cosmos and choose one to work on! She's moving into conjunction with the North Node, that place we're meant to go but prefer to avoid, pointing at an important goal, saying this one, work on this one today. At the same time, she'll oppose the Venus and South Node in Cancer, the place we're comfortable and competent. Cancer loves to stay home and feel safe, but Capricorn is all about walking our talk and getting on with life.

Today, holiday weekend though it is, we may not be able to relax without accomplishing something –– so get to it, and get 'er done. Tomorrow is Memorial Day in the USA, the day we acknowledge the sacrifices of men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. The energy of Capricorn is the energy of the good soldier: determined, loyal, hard working, and committed to achieving the goal, and we remember and honor these gifts of service.

At times, Capricorn energy can feel overwhelming, like we're being asking climb one more mountain when we're already exhausted. The gift of Capricorn is the power of Earth, so if life feels impossible, get grounded. Stand with both feet flat on the ground, breathe deeply and steadily, and feel the power of the land. Let the energy of the Earth flow up, filling you with strength. Now take a few steps toward your goal. When you need more support, stand and breathe again, letting the energy fill you. The Earth is always there.

The Moon Transitions Today

The exuberant Sagittarius Moon sends a few last bright rays from her torch back to Mars in Leo as their trine wanes and she heads toward the stately pavane of the late-degree planets.

Squaring Saturn in Virgo, squaring Jupiter in Pisces with Uranus newly in Aries, sextiling Neptune in Aquarius with Chiron newly in Pisces, and no doubt aware that across this morning's void-of-course she will join Ceres and Pluto in early Capricorn ... the Moon may be wondering if her Sagittarian enthusiasm can lighten all this Water and Earth up a bit!

The Moon does more that just circle endlessly through the signs, though. She offers us the chance to spiral; to feel, experience, integrate, and embody the shifting energies of the worlds as they touch our lives. So, learn all you can this morning while the Moon puts on her Sag philosopher's hat and sits with the outer planets. At 12:40 pm EDT, she goes void-of-course until 2:45 pm EDT, when she enters grounded and determined Capricorn.

This will be a Capricorn afternoon, and there's no shortage of work to be done. Capricorn is the workhorse of the Zodiac, not generally known for good spirits or good times. But when there's a mountain to be climbed, this is the energy we need. Which of your goals seems insurmountable? Choose that one to reexamine with the light of the Capricorn Moon, and a way might open.

The gifts of Capricorn are a deep understanding of how stuff works, the determination to stay the course no matter what obstacles appear, and the love of hard work. This is where we chop wood, carry water, and keep on, keepin' on. Grab a shovel and dig in!