Moon in Aquarius

Monday night through Thursday morning

The Moon surges into Aquarius just after midnight EST Monday, flipping into Tuesday, ready to electrify our lives. Tuesday is March 1, and the Aquarian Moon is ready to enter like a lion no matter what the outside weather is up to.

a bolt from the blue!

Aquarius is fixed Air, sign of the Big Idea, of innovation, radical change, the unexpected, and the trickster. Aquarius is humanitarian, committed to the greatest good for the greatest number, but not necessarily focused on individuals––you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, says Aquarius.

This is also an intuitive sign, the flash of insight that comes like a bolt from the blue. So, shake those dice, blow on them for luck, and roll them out!

To learn more about Aquarius energy, check out Ellen Longo's fascinating series on leadership. She profiles three Aquarian exemplars, highlighting the paradoxes of this complex sign: Yoko Ono, Franklin Roosevelt, and Sarah Palin. Fascinating reading.

Tuesday morning, Venus flows energy in sextile with Uranus, ruler of Aquarius. Venus ends her time in rock solid Capricorn today, entering Aquarius herself this evening. This morning's sextile with Uranus is a wake-up call, harbinger of change. If you've made some tough decisions around relationships these last weeks and stuck to them (Venus in Capricorn), you may now feel things begin to move (Venus in Aquarius). If your Venusian focus has been on creative work, look for visits from the muse.

Tuesday afternoon, the Moon flows energy in sextile with supercharged Jupiter in Aries, lending more energy (as if more were needed!). With Jupiter currently facing off implacable Pluto in square, the Aquarian Moon calls our attention to this context between the irresistible force and the immovable object, perhaps offering insight into what needs to happen next.

Wednesday's aspects create space for intuition. Mercury, now in visionary Pisces, meets Saturn in balanced Libra in an inconjunct angle that calls for adjustment. A few minutes later, the Aquarian Moon trines Saturn, an easy, supportive flow touching Saturn's practicality with intuitive magic. These are the last days of this waning lunar cycle. Perhaps we'll understand more fully what to let go of now.

Thursday morning, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Aquarius, where she meets Neptune and creates a semisextile with Uranus, once again touching the two great intuitive messengers, before slipping into her time between times. She surfaces in oceanic Pisces at 11:46am EST Thursday.

Moon in Capricorn

Saturday afternoon through Monday night

With the Moon in tough-minded, practical Capricorn, you might find you get more done this weekend than you did during the week. So, get out that list of things you've been putting off––the Moon will be ready to take care of business.

tear it down ...

Saturday night, the Moon flows energy in sextile with Mars in Pisces. Dreamy Pisces is not the most comfortable sign for Mars, who prefers focused action. This Moon transit can make it easier for this Mars to buckle down and act, perhaps in Piscean spiritual or creative ways.

Overnight, the Moon actives the powerful Jupiter-Pluto square as she joins Pluto in Capricorn and squares Jupiter in Aries. This square, active until the end of March, combines tremendous energy with fierce focus in a challenge that can break through whatever is holding us back, including our own resistance.

Soon after activating this square, the Moon forms her waning sextile with the Sun, another window for deep understanding of what needs to move out of our lives now. A few hours later, the Capricorn Moon sextiles Mercury, lending focus and clarity to our thoughts and communication.

Sunday night, the Capricorn Moon squares Saturn in Libra, a challenge that brings Saturn's sign (Capricorn) into dialogue with Saturn himself. The Moon is prepared to be hard-headed tonight, facing reality and seeing the elegance and balance of what is. No fluff, no cover-up, just what's real.

Monday, the Moon continues her determined progress through Capricorn, reaching the late degrees in the evening as she joins Venus and the asteroid Pallas Athena, independent goddesses ready to look dispassionately at life, make sound decisions, and carry through to the goal. Do not mistake the absence of emotionality for a lack of caring; these three are fiercely committed and never give up.

Not long after, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Capricorn, forming a semisextile to Neptune in Aquarius and a sextile with Uranus at the end of Pisces. This Moon will look for practical advice from these two intuitive guides, before entering her brief time-between-times and then emerging into Aquarius just after midnight, at 12:14am EST Tuesday.

Moon in Sagittarius

Thursday morning through Saturday morning

The Moon moves into Sagittarius Thursday morning on the day of the waning Half Moon. This is a time of challenge, a square between the Pisces Sun and Sagittarian Moon, where we are asked to let go of whatever we no longer need. With all the planets now in Pisces, the Moon will also square Mars and Mercury today.

fire dancing in water

These Half Moon squares between Sagittarius and Pisces, mutable Fire and mutable Water, can open up new ways of understanding. Pisces connects us with the cosmos, offering transcendent experiences of our links with all that is. Pisces, last sign of the zodiac, also reminds us of the cycles of life, that things end to make space for what comes next. With Chiron, Mars, Mercury, the Sun and Uranus all in Pisces this week, this energy is strong.

And here come the Moon in expansive, enthusiastic, questing Sagittarius, ready to embrace everything and everyone. What Sagittarius seeks is understanding, and so this Moon challenges the Pisces planets to make sense of these huge energy shifts we're feeling. What does this mean for us and our world? Where can we go with this?

The Sagittarian Moon also flows energy in trine with Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius, now moving through fiery Aries. This combination can supersize whatever is happening today, as the Moon and Jupiter join forces to say, let's get on with it! If things need to end, let them end. If things need to change, let them change. Where Pisces might be content to flow, the Moon in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Aries are ready to catch fire.

Friday we realize the consequences of change, with aspects to responsible Saturn and transformative Pluto. The Sun and Mercury reach conjunction, and flow energy in sextile with Pluto, ready to move mountains. Jupiter in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn, cardinal Fire challenging cardinal Earth to move those mountains now. Meanwhile, the Moon sextiles Saturn in Libra, seeking a balance point, recognizing limits.

Saturday morning, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Sagittarius, where she will contact Neptune (a sextile) and Uranus (a square) for a new set of intuitive messages from these outer planets. She enters hard-working, determined Capricorn at 2:32pm EST Saturday.