Latest:-Monday 6th May 2024
05.58 The very rapidly waning old Moon conjunction Mercury at 20 Aries.
The Moon is void of course for nearly 16 hours
07.46 Venus at 8 Taurus waxing septile Saturn at 17 Pisces
11.47 Saturn at 17 Pisces waxing semi-square Pluto at 2 Aquarius
The Saturn Pluto cycle correlates with the transformation of power structures, economic contraction, natural disasters, epidemics, and war. The cycle lasts 33-38 years. The current cycle started in late Capricorn on 12th Jan 2020, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. It reaches its first quarter crisis in 2028-2029 and arrives at its climax, Saturn opposition Pluto, across Leo/Aquarius in 2035-2036. The cycle completes in 2053-2054 in Pisces. Today's waxing semi-square aspect is one of three hits, dates May 6th 2024, Sept 26th 2024 and Jan 26th 2025. This aspect induces a pushing forward of power bases and the meeting with restriction, resulting is an emotional impact.
20.49 Venus at 9 Taurus waxing novile Neptune at 29 Pisces
21.44 The Moon enters Taurus joining the Sun, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus in this sign.
STATE OF THE SKY:-
The Sun today is at 17 degrees Taurus. The Moon (from 21.44 GMT today), Jupiter, Uranus and Venus are also in Taurus. Saturn and Neptune are in Pisces.
(Saturn and Neptune apply in a 'test of faith' conjunction, exact Feb 2026 at 1 degree Aries). We have exited the recent eclipse season after a Penumbral lunar Eclipse at 5 degrees Libra on Monday March 25th and a Total Solar Eclipse at 19 Aries on Monday April 8th 2024.
All the planets except Pluto are currently direct in motion. There are 43 days to the Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice.
MERCURY
Mercury has a lengthy 66 day residence in Aries from March 10th to May 15th. Mercury, now a morning star, stationed direct on April 25th at 16 Aries. Mercury is conjunct Chiron a final time (of 3) tomorrow at 21 Aries. Mercury leaves his shadow on May 13th and finally leaves Aries for Taurus on May 15th.
Mercury retrograde periods this year.
April 1 to April 25, 2024
August 5 to August 28, 2024
November 25 to December 15, 2024
VENUS
Morning star Venus entered Taurus April 29th, moving very fast and resides in Taurus for a very 'short and sweet' 24 days. She has a favourable residence here. Venus and Jupiter in Taurus is a' pleasure seeking' and 'material comforts' combination. Venus sextiles Saturn on May 13th, offering support. Venus is conjunct Uranus on May 18th at 23 degrees Taurus, with sweet surprises. On May 23rd Venus conjuncts Jupiter at 29 Taurus, adorned with gifts, she sextiles Neptune, unquestioning fantasy and then leaves Taurus for Gemini, all on that day.
Venus is at Superior Conjunction with the Sun at 14 degrees Gemini on June 4th. Venus' next retrograde period is from 2nd March to 14th April 2025 in Aries and Pisces.
MARS
Mars entered Aries on May Eve April 30th, joining Chiron and the Lunar Node in this sign. Mars resides in his own sign for 41 days. Mars conjuncts the Lunar Node on May 19th at 15 Aries. Mars conjuncts Chiron on May 29th at 22 Aries. Mars leaves Aries for the sign Taurus on June 9th.
Mars is next retrograde from Dec 6th 2024 to Feb 24th 2025 being at opposition to the Sun at 26 degrees Cancer on Jan 16th 2025.
JUPITER
Jupiter is direct in Taurus. Jupiter in Taurus boosts our awareness of establishing ourselves and building upon what we have and hold. Jupiter leaves Taurus for the sign Gemini on May 25th 2024, opening up a new flow of information and communication, residing there for a year. He then makes a momentous 'air trine' with Pluto on June 2nd, one of the optimistic hallmarks of 2024. He makes the first of 3 'tackling problems head on' squares to Saturn on Aug 19th. Jupiter then turns retrograde on Oct 9th at 21 degrees Gemini.
SATURN
Saturn is direct in Pisces. Saturn in Pisces is all about endings, karma, suffering, forgiveness, massacre, peace protests, ocean and sea-going matters, mathematical discovery, imaginative art forms, renunciation and 'moving on' (as this is the last sign in the zodiac, symbolic of a chapter reaching completion). When Saturn, planet of structure and boundaries, moves through this dreamy and transcendent zodiac sign, it evokes the creation of 'distancing from the past and an embrace with what the future holds'. Things can get weird at times. The three-year Saturn in Pisces cycle, which lasts until February 14, 2026, (minus the interval 25/5/25 to 1/9/25) will morph the tangible into the virtual.
Jupiter in Gemini, squares Saturn on Aug 19th 2024 and on 24th Dec 2024, (also a 3rd time in June 2025 when Saturn has entered Aries), challenging times when 'growth' manifests with compassion a little thin on the ground. Saturn in Pisces sextiles Uranus in Taurus on April 4th 2025, a positive vibration of solid progress and invention. Saturn is conjunct the mean lunar node at 27 Pisces on April 23rd 2025.
URANUS
Uranus the planet of inspiration and revolution is direct in Taurus, the sign of enduring institution and banking. Uranus remains in Taurus from 2019 for 7 years. Massive changes in the world of finance, currency, resource and ownership are taking place. The last time Uranus resided in Taurus was between 1934 and 1941 and before that 1850 to 1859 the time of the Industrial Revolution. Uranus first buzzes into Gemini on 7th July 2025.
NEPTUNE
Neptune is now direct in Pisces. He has been in this sign since 2011. Neptune in Pisces is symbolic of the greatest watery immersion in the deepest subliminal and spiritual ocean. Neptune is in its own sign of Pisces, a transit that only occurs every 165 years. Neptune rules Pisces and also rules the deepest realms of the subconscious mind. The oceanic vibration of love is flowing with a deeper and higher frequency. Our human mission is to flow with it. Art, music and science are enhanced with the progress of this residence. Neptune enters Aries on March 30th 2025.
PLUTO
Pluto made his first foray into Aquarius (March 23rd 2023 to June 11th 2023). Pluto re-entered Aquarius a 2nd time on January 21st 2024. After hovering for a while around the cusp of Aquarius, Pluto will settle into the sign from Nov 19th 2024 till the year 2043. There will be gigantic changes brought about by this 20 year residence. The life we have known will be transformed. There will be a manifestation of the full potential of technology, a new revolution is ahead of us. We had a taste of this future (note all the fuss about AI earlier in 2023).
Pluto in Aquarius 2023 to 2044.
Dates:-
March 23rd 2023 to June 11th 2023
January 21st 2024 to September 1st 2024
November 19th 2024 to March 9th 2043
September 1st 2043 to January 19th 2044
Pluto was last in Aquarius from 1777 to 1798.
He entered Capricorn on Jan 26th 2008
Uranus in Gemini will air trine Pluto from 2026 to 2028. This is the most exciting time ahead, astrologically speaking.
Saturn in Aries will sextile Pluto in 2026 and square Pluto 3 times during 2028-2029.
Saturn in Gemini will air trine Pluto once in 2031 and oppose Pluto from Leo three times during 2035-2037 .
Saturn in Libra will trine Pluto once in 2041.
Jupiter will conjunct Pluto just once at 15 degrees Aquarius on April 2nd 2033.
Jupiter will oppose Pluto once on July 20th 2026 and then three times in the period 2038-2039.
There will be an Annular eclipse of the Sun on Jan 26th 2028 within a degree of Pluto at 6 degrees Aquarius.
There will be a Total Lunar Eclipse on Aug 7th 2036 at 15 degrees Aquarius just 4 degrees from Pluto.
UPCOMING ECLIPSES
Sept 18th 2024. A small partial lunar eclipse at 26 Pisces conjunct Neptune, observable from the UK. 02.44 GMT. Mercury opposes Saturn.
Oct 2nd 2024. Annular solar eclipse at 10 Libra, conjunct Mercury, visible from the southern tip of south America, 18.45 GMT
Friday March 14th 2025. A Total Lunar Eclipse at 24 Virgo, visible at Moonset over the UK. 06.59 GMT
March 29th 2025. A Partial Solar Eclipse at 9 Aries, visible from the UK. 10.47 GMT
Sunday Sept 7th 2025. A Total Lunar Eclipse at 15 Pisces, visible at Moonrise UK. 18.12 GMT
Sept 21st 2025. A partial Solar Eclipse at 29 Virgo visible from the far southern Pacific. 19.42 GMT
Feb 17th 2026. An Annular Solar Eclipse at 29 Aquarius visible from Antartica.
March 2nd-3rd 2026. A Total Lunar Eclipse at 13 Virgo visible from the Pacific, North West America and North East Asia.
Aug 12th 2026. A Total Solar Eclipse at 20 Leo visible from Europe. (The Spanish Eclipse. Hopefully see you there.)
Aug 28th-29th 2026 A Partial Lunar Eclipse at 5 Pisces visible from Europe, Africa and America.
Feb 6th 2027 An annular Solar Eclipse at 17 Aquarius.
Fen 21st 2027 A pemumbral lunar eclipse at 3 Virgo.
THE LUNAR STANDSTILL.
The Lunar Node is in Aries. We are in a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a period lasting for three years within the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The last major lunar standstill centred on June 2006, and this new one centres in January 2025. During the next 3 years we will observe extreme northerly and southerly lunar rising and setting points on the local horizon when the Moon is in tropical Gemini/Cancer or Sagittarius/Capricorn. A 'standstill Full Moon' occurs on the day of the Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice, June 21st 2024.
OUTER PLANET ingresses
Over the next 2 years all 3 outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto will enter new signs. Pluto enters Aquarius 2023-2024. Neptune enters Aries and Uranus enters Gemini 2025-2026. This mass modulation from negative to positive energy, earth to air, water to fire, will inaugurate significant changes and accelerate 21st century evolution. We can however expect 'difficult transitions' with such an intense modulation of energy, not without danger.