Waning Moon in Libra

This note covers the Moon's transit through Libra today (Tuesday) through early Thursday morning.

The waning Moon, lovely in the sky, entered harmonious Libra this morning. As we move toward Sunday's powerful New Moon in Sagittarius, this time in Libra can help us find inner balance.

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We look destiny in the face once again today, as the Moon squares Pluto and the North Node, both in Capricorn. What is the balance point between serenity of thought, and outward action? How can we honor past traditions while taking focused and determined action toward a desired future?

Mercury, planet of thought and communication, enters Capricorn today. After exploring new territory in Sagittarius, our minds begin thinking of the concrete steps needed to reach our goals.

The Sun and Moon flow energy in sextile tonight, opening a window of insight and understanding. Close to the end of the Last Quarter phase, this connection between the luminaries in Fire and Air makes Tuesday night a good time for dreams, visioning and journeys of all kinds.

The Moon joins Saturn in Libra early Wednesday, revisiting the theme of finding the balance between thought and action. Mercury flows energy in sextile with Venus in Scorpio, sharing information from Scorpio's depths and assessing its practical value. The Moon's final aspect this day is a flowing sextile with Mars in Sagittarius, thought and action, Air and Fire, joining again.

Wednesday night, the Libra Moon connects with powerful outer planets messengers, trining Neptune the visionary and Chiron the mentor, while forming inconjuncts to Jupiter the philosopher and Uranus the revolutionary. Once again, windows open for intuitive guidance.

The coming New Moon represents a new, larger connection with the cosmos. Taking time during these final days of the waning cycle to clarify goals, release what we've completed, and find inner balance will help us align with this opening.

Waning Moon in Virgo

Today's Virgo Moon pulls out her best glasses to scrutinize, analyze, and organize as she encounters the big energies of the outer planets today. She'll also try to stay grounded as Mars and Venus create some intensity of their own.

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Mars in Sagittarius will square Jupiter in Pisces (9:51am EST), a challenge that amps up the desire to jump in and take action, explore, adventure ... possibly in Martian areas like sports or anything physically active, possibly in more philosophical or spiritual areas, drawing on Jupiter and Pisces. The Virgo Moon's caution can help avoid extremes.

Later (7:33pm), Venus leaves Libra and enters Scorpio, traversing the territory she's been through twice before––direct, then retrograde, now direct once again. This is our chance to really understand and integrate what we've learned from Venus about our creative lives and relationships. The Virgo Moon's groundedness can keep us from going off Scorpio's deep end, and bring what we know into the everyday.

Then, the Moon opposes Jupiter (8:41pm) and squares Mars (9:15pm), creating a T-square that emphasizes the need to combine Jupiter and Sagittarius' expansive enthusiasm, Mars' action, the Moon's connection to feeling, and Virgo's practicality.

Tonight, the Virgo Moon will oppose Uranus in Pisces, while forming inconjunct angles-of-adjustment with Neptune and Chiron. The Moon's final aspect in Virgo will be a square to Mercury the messenger, in Sagittarius, sign of the quest. Look for messages in dreams ... with Virgo's eye for detail, and Mercury involved, perhaps we'll remember the words spoken to us in dreams tonight!

Today offers abundant energy for insight, understanding and action. Working with the Virgo Moon can help channel that energy into practical and productive channels.

Waning Moon in Virgo

The Moon enters Virgo early Sunday morning (4:34am EST), changing the mood from passion to practicality. The Moon in Virgo has her feet on the ground and all the necessary details at her fingertips, which is good because her first aspect is a flowing trine with Pluto and the North Node, both in Capricorn.

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The Virgo Moon offers details from the deep wells of memory, reminders of the next steps on our journey. Pluto and the North Node offer glimpses of the landscape ahead. Virgo's focus on the details can lose sight of the big picture, while Pluto and the North Node take the long view.

The shift to this most analytical of Earth signs comes as the Sun and Moon square each other, the last quarter of this lunar cycle. At this time, the Moon moves closer to the Earth, heading toward the next New Moon.

The time from the Full Moon to the Last Quarter is one of disseminating, sharing what we achieved during the waxing cycle. Reaching the Last Quarter Moon, we shift from sharing to integrating. We begin assessing what we've learned, and releasing what is no longer needed.

Sunday's Virgo Moon helps us shift from self expression to self examination, figuring out where we've been, where we are now, and where we wish to go next.