Summary:
Today’s Gemini Moon supports the Sun and harmonizes with Uranus as well, and we can feel quite motivated to pursue our interests.
- The Moon is in Gemini all day (until the Moon enters Cancer on Monday, August 10th, at 8:08 AM).
- The Moon is waning and in its Last Quarter phase.
- The Last Quarter Moon occurred on the 6th and the New Moon will occur on the 14th.
- Venus is retrograde (Venus is retrograde from July 25-September 6).
- Mars spends its first full day in Leo (Mars transits Leo from August 8th to September 24th).
Times are EDT
Horoscopes
Aries
This is a good day for positive gestures and making contact with others, dear Aries. There is a balanced approach to relating today that helps both you and your friends or loved ones feel subtly supported. On a romantic or creative level, you can have a simultaneous feeling that you’re moving forward and that you’re looking behind you. This can be confusing but do consider that it might also be helpful. Of course, living in the present is the best way to go, most of the time, but sometimes, it is useful to use both hindsight and foresight – today is good for seeing what needs to be left behind, and what you want from your romantic life in the future.
Taurus
You are drawn to simple and grounding activities today, dear Taurus. While you might continue to focus on body needs, attention, and pampering, emotionally you’re more patient and willing to concentrate on building rather than expecting your needs to be met immediately. This allows you to see what’s truly important. Today, logic and emotions mix quite beautifully, making it a good time for taking stock of what you have and considering ways to put these things to better use. This can include money, resources, and talents as well. It can also be a sensual, contented day in which you prefer to stick around home or familiar people and places.
Gemini
With the Moon in your sign and reaching out positively to the Sun in your communications sector and Uranus in your friendship zone, dear Gemini, you might find it easier than usual to satisfy your emotional needs. There is a stronger need for self-nurturing which shouldn’t be dismissed, but also good channels for expressing your emotions through writing, sharing, learning, and connecting with others. The Moon in one’s own sign can sometimes trigger feelings of being down if you are currently unhappy with how you are presenting yourself to others and/or how they are receiving you. However, today’s energies are generally easygoing and supportive.
Cancer
You may need extra time for yourself today, dear Cancer. This can be a good time to collect your thoughts, particularly if you are able to free yourself of distractions. Routine can bore you now, and you may need a change of scenery in order to get yourself into a better emotional state. You have so much to discover about your inner world, and today you might enjoy looking within. Even so, intuition is good for money or practical matters now. Your daydreams can lead you to important conclusions or ideas. Looking to the past is appropriate now, but it’s best to do so with the goal of keeping the best from it and putting the dysfunctional behind you.
Leo
This is a day when any unrest or longings you’ve been keeping inside on a social level can emerge, dear Leo, with a very good chance of making the connections you crave. You can see a friend in almost anyone right now, and treat others especially fairly. You may be drawn to making long-term plans, particularly those along creative lines, but also regarding travel and higher education or learning experiences. You can be especially adept at teaching or guiding others right now.
Virgo
The Moon’s presence in your solar tenth house all day, dear Virgo, can point to circumstances that call you to mature and grow. With the Moon at the top of your chart, you might also feel the urge to reach greater heights. You can accomplish a great deal on practical levels. Energies are best for focusing on one thing at a time right now, so set aside some hours alone, if possible. You are aiming high today, especially motivated to do your best and to shine. You might be able to draw upon past experience or uncover hidden information that furthers your cause.
Libra
The Moon’s presence in your sector of adventure and higher learning helps to lift your spirits, dear Libra, and tends to raise you above regular stresses and problems of your daily life. If you can take a detour from the regular routine, your mood tends to elevate. You take a stronger interest in new ideas, places, and people. You may be seeking clarity in your interactions and conversations with friends or networks. You are drawn to ideas and people who are unique or distinct in some manner.
Scorpio
You can learn a lot about yourself and others today, dear Scorpio, as your powers of observation, as good as they are on any day, are stronger than usual. You may be drawn to the hidden elements of what you’re seeing and experiencing now, and you pick up many important clues as you do. At the moment, it’s your career or responsibilities, and the relationships you have with people connected to these, that you can stand to learn much about. You are looking at relationships in an entirely different way, possibly from a place of more objectivity and less attachment, which allows you to better see how they help or hinder you. When it comes to major life plans, personal finances, and intimate relationships, you can benefit from some strategy. You can benefit from taking a step back and planning your next move.
Sagittarius
With the Moon in your opposing sign all day, dear Sagittarius, you are more aware of, or sensitive to, what others think about you and you are more adaptable and accommodating. This position generally gives you an extra boost on a social and romantic level. There can be a feeling of moving forward but also some attention to the past when it comes to your relationships. Material and mundane affairs assume less importance today, as you’re much more tuned into the people around you and creative ideas. However, your ruler, Jupiter, is changing signs in just two days. This yearly occurrence brings a subtle shift of focus, and for you, a general trend in which you pay more attention to work and career.
Capricorn
Giving others the benefit of the doubt can work magic at times, dear Capricorn, as it can motivate them to improve and it can make you feel stronger. Today’s energies are good for seeing power dynamics in relationships and using them to make empowering choices. Rapport is generally easier than usual today, and you may very well break down some walls in a relationship that can use it. This is also a good time for looking at a matter more deeply. Research can yield satisfying results. There can be an absorbing topic, subject, or activity that draws you in and keeps you pleasantly busy.
Aquarius
The Moon is moving through your solar fifth house all day, dear Aquarius, turning your attention to games, entertainment, love, and activities that allow you to express yourself and your sense of fun. This is potentially a nicely creative day. Relationships are a little complicated these days, but while you have a tendency to be looking to the past for answers, you’re also willing to look at things in progressive, new ways. Be sure to take any opportunity to do so while Venus is retrograde until September 6th. A person from your past could attempt to reconcile or connect with you this week.
Pisces
This can be a strong day for organizing finances, the home, and work environments, dear Pisces, as you have a good sense for how these things are connected in your life, and how important it is for you to feel on top of these things. Aim to make improvements and to enjoy yourself in the process. You could experience increased independence with work right now. In two days, Jupiter, your co-ruler, will enter your partnership sector and the sign directly opposite yours, launching a cycle that lasts over a year and that brings benefits into your life through or with other people. At the same time, you are finishing up a cycle in which work and daily routines have expanded.
*Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign.
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The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are the factors considered in the forecasts:
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Gemini
Description: The Moon in Gemini
We are attracted to new ideas, but we need to discriminate more so that we don’t become too scattered. Communications mean more to us than usual.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 1:40 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Ves
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Vesta
We can derive a nice feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment from tending to our responsibilities, work, or other commitment. We are more able to make sacrifices or put our emotions aside in order to get something important done. Alternatively, we can bring more sensitivity to our practical affairs. This can be a good time to commit fully to something – especially health and healing matters. It’s also a strong time for taking care of domestic matters.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 1:51 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Plu
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Pluto
We may not be aware of our more demanding or controlling tendencies. We may feel vaguely frustrated, powerless, or tense. There can be undermining going on in our interactions and relationships. Wait for the tension to subside before taking action.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 2:40 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Cer
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Ceres
There may be difficulties giving or receiving affection, care, concern, and nurturing.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 4:25 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Jun
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Juno
There may be clinging or controlling behavior if we are driven by our fears. Hypersensitivity and moodiness are possible. Tread lightly with tricky emotional issues.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 5:04 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Mar
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Mars
We can overreact and exhibit impatience. However, this can also be a time of self-motivation.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 7:28 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Sun
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Sun
This is a harmonious time. People are more cooperative and supportive than usual. Things seem to flow more easily, and confidence is natural.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 9:12 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cpl Sat
Description: Transiting Moon ContraParallel Transiting Saturn
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 2:29 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Ura
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Uranus
We are open to new ideas. A break in the routine is pleasing now. We could be experimenting with new ideas or feelings.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 2:55 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Chi
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Chiron
We may have some difficulty letting go of hurt feelings or resentments. We can be sensitive to what others think of us, and decisions made now may not reflect our hearts, and can be regrettable later on. We might take things the wrong way due to sensitivity. We may not make efforts to be understood. Hurt feelings are opportunities for healing. Now is the time for building bridges, not burning them.
Date & Time: 9 Aug 2015 6:46 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Sun SSq Nod
Description: Transiting Sun SemiSquare Transiting North Node
Efforts to achieve personal goals may be thwarted right now because we need to cooperate with others. This can sometimes correlate with a need to let go of a project, relationship, attitude, or conditions that have now become troublesome or counterproductive.
GEMINI STRONG
Agile, versatile, inquisitive, flowing, conversational, airy, many ideas. Can be volatile, superficial, changeable, restless and inconsistent.
LEO STRONG
Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE STRONG
Fire is enthusiastic, dynamic, and spontaneous, but lacks reflection. We are more courageous and adventurous now, with a tendency to act before thinking. There is little concern about what happened in the past. We are competitive and possibly impatient or bored easily.
WATER WEAK
There may be some insensitivity or lack of empathy now. We may be out of touch with what we’re feeling or with our emotional needs. We may be tougher than usual now, and more inclined to follow mental or practical considerations than we are to listen to our intuition.
BALANCE OF MODES
CARDINAL WEAK
This is not a time that we tend to naturally initiate actions. We may be stronger at following up than starting anew. Survival mechanisms may be weaker now.
FIXED STRONG
We are thinking about the long view, seeking out security and stability rather than change. We may be committed, focused, resistant to making changes, and stubborn.
LUNAR PHASE: THIRD QUARTER
Moon from 90 to 45 degrees behind the Sun.
We have strong beliefs and are likely to put them into action. We have the wisdom to know when to act, but sometimes can be inflexible.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on August 9th:
Note that when an aspect is applying, it has not yet happened but is within orb – it’s pending. When an aspect is separating, it has already happened/perfected and is moving away from the aspect. Depending on the speed of the planet/body involved, the aspect will have perfected, or will perfect, in a matter of hours (often the case with the Moon), days, months, and possibly years in the case of the very slow-moving outer planets and bodies.
Note that the Moon moves at a rate of approximately one degree every 2 hours, so that if an aspect involving is applying and has an orb of 5 degrees, the aspect will perfect (be exact) in about 10 hours. If the Moon is separating from an aspect with an orb of 2 degrees, it has already formed said aspect approximately 4 hours ago (since the following are positions at noon today, then it would have occurred at about 8 AM today).
**I suggest paying close attention to applying aspects. The energy of the aspect builds as it gets closer to exact. Once an aspect involving inner planets has happened, it’s over. Separating aspects are good to know for context, but in terms of energy that is with us today, applying aspects are most important. (This is the case for daily astrology influences involving inner planets, which pass quickly, and not natal astrology aspects, which are with us for a life time).
THE MOON
THE MOON IN GEMINI
We are attracted to new ideas and are especially curious. We may need to discriminate so that we don’t become too scattered. Communications mean more to us than usual.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
SEXTILE THE SUN Orb 2°17′ Separating
This is a harmonious time. People are more cooperative and supportive than usual. Things seem to flow more easily, and confidence is natural.
SEXTILE URANUS Orb 1°21′ Applying
We could be experimenting with new ideas or feelings. There can be chance meetings, events that occur that open our hearts or our emotional awareness.
SQUARE CHIRON Orb 1°36′ Applying
We could be dwelling on hurt feelings or resentments. We can be sensitive to what others think of us, and decisions made now may not reflect our hearts, and can be regrettable later on. We might take things the wrong way due to sensitivity. We may not make efforts to be understood. Hurt feelings are opportunities for healing.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN LEO
You are good-hearted, have a sunny personality, and a strong need for attention. You have a generous nature, but can be arrogant.
17TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Right auricle
Sabian Symbol: Volunteer church choir makes social event of rehearsal.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
CONJUNCTION VENUS Orb 9°32′ Applying
We take pride in our ability to relate well with others or to smooth over differences now. Graciousness, diplomacy, charm, and some superficiality are themes. This is a good period for social affairs, pleasure, amusement, and romance, all things considered.
TRINE URANUS Orb 3°39′ Applying
We are looking forward, happy and confident about making changes and improvements. We are willing to experiment and explore.
MERCURY
MERCURY IN VIRGO
You have a discriminating mind, and can be critical and analytical. You can also become obsessed with detailed knowledge. This may be to your detriment in daily life, although it is very beneficial for doing any kind of research. You like to be precise in your communications with others.
4TH DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Ascending colon
Sabian Symbol: Children play together happily.
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
CONJUNCTION VENUS Orb 6°56′ Separating
We are more agreeable, sociable, and focused on balance and harmony. Conversations flow nicely.
CONJUNCTION JUPITER Orb 3°38′ Separating
You are talkative and have a thirst for knowledge. You have big ideas and plans. Education will feature largely in your life.
SQUARE SATURN Orb 4°55′ Separating
Critical thinking that can skew to overly negative, rigid, nit-picky, or narrow. Communications are guarded and unnatural, not flowing. There can be delays or frustrations getting from point A to point B, and getting our message across. A time for editing.
OPPOSITION NEPTUNE Orb 5°45′ Applying
Our minds open to many different possibilities and options. We can feel inspired or we might be thinking in imaginative or possibly impractical ways. We see beyond physical or material concerns and solutions. There is extra sensitivity now. We may be dealing with deceptions or self-deceptions, and it can be difficult to be discriminating. We may not be seeing the obvious, and instead are imagining more complicated scenarios.
VENUS
VENUS IN LEO
We take more pride in our tastes, relationships, and personal possessions. We are more affectionate, expressive, and generous, and we tend to crave admiration and appreciation.
27TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Chordae tendinae
Sabian Symbol: Daybreak.
ASPECTS OF VENUS
CONJUNCTION JUPITER Orb 3°18′ Separating
We are looking for more meaning or color to our lives and especially to our relationships. We seek to make others happy and tend to give others the benefit of the doubt. Our feelings and tastes are grand, and we may be especially extravagant or indulgent.
SQUARE SATURN Orb 2°01′ Separating
Lack of spontaneity when it comes to expressions of affection and the pursuit of pleasure, likely due to insecurities or fear. We may be reserved, withdrawn, cautious, and tight with money and/or feelings. Feelings of being alone and not getting what we want/need can be experienced now.
TRINE URANUS Orb 5°52′ Applying
We are open to new or unusual experiences. Our intuition for making changes serves us well now, and there can be good business sense, particularly for tapping into current or future trends. There is a healthy level of detachment experienced now that opens us up to new ideas, methods, art forms, and ways of relating.
MARS
MARS IN LEO
You have a strong need to express your personal creativity. You may display dramatic and confident behaviour, and like to make an impact on your surroundings. You may also be arrogant.
1ST DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Left coronary artery
Sabian Symbol: Under emotional stress, blood rushes to a man’s head.
ASPECTS OF MARS
TRINE SATURN Orb 2°07′ Separating
We can be reserved but possess self-control now. We are better able to focus on priorities or practical affairs. This is a good time to take care of details, to get organized, and to put in hard work.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN LEO
We are generous and dignified. Excessive egoism should be watched for. Prosperous areas are creative ones, entertainment, children, and recreation. Generosity brings success. (July 16th, 2014 to August 11th, 2015)
30TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Back
Sabian Symbol: An unsealed letter.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
SQUARE SATURN Orb 1°17′ Separating
We are faced with the need to temper our enthusiasm or to slow down to avoid overextending ourselves. This is a time for clarifying and editing projects and goals. We may need to cut back on something in order to grow in another area. Patience is required now.
SATURN
SATURN IN SCORPIO
A strong period for dissecting and studying the unconscious/subconscious, for seeing how deep-rooted fears and patterns control our lives, and for dealing with and eventually mastering our addictions. Restrictions we experience through our debts to others can be magnified, and these can be material, moral, or emotional debts. This transit can help us to structure, organize, and make sense out of these debts. Dealing with fears of dependency and helplessness. Resourcefulness. (October 5, 2012 to December 23, 2014; then June 14, 2015 to September 17, 2015)
29TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO
Part of Body: Vomer
Sabian Symbol: A woman pleading for the lives of her children.
URANUS
URANUS IN ARIES
The urge to start fresh, to break free from restrictive attitudes or circumstances, to totally redesign an area of our lives (or even our personalities), and to gain freedom through independence is strong during this cycle. (May 27, 2010 to August 13, 2010, then March 11th, 2011 to May 15, 2018, then November 6, 2018 to March 6, 2019).
21ST DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Eye muscles
Sabian Symbol: A pugilist entering the ring.
NEPTUNE
NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A long-term influence in which fantasy, imagination, compassion, and spirituality are in stronger focus. (April 4, 2011 to August 4, 2011, then February 3, 2012 to March 30, 2025, then October 22, 2025 to January 26, 2026).
10TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Left metatarsals
Sabian Symbol: An aviator in the clouds.
PLUTO
PLUTO IN CAPRICORN
Tests of our boundaries; breaking down and rebuilding structures and rules. (From January 25, 2008 to June 14, 2008, then November 26, 2008 to March 23, 2023, then June 11, 2023 to January 20, 2024, then September 1, 2024 to November 19, 2024).
14TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Right knee cartilage
Sabian Symbol: An ancient bas-relief carved in granite.
CHIRON
CHIRON IN PISCES
Strong awareness of our own vulnerabilities and humanity stimulates compassion for others. (April 20 to July 20, 2010, then February 8, 2011 to April 17, 2018, then September 25, 2018 to February 18, 2019).
21ST DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Left fibula muscle
Sabian Symbol: A little white lamb, a child, and a servant.
VESTA
VESTA IN ARIES
This can be a time for grabbing the reins and working solo. There can be strong energy for new enterprises but not necessarily for routine work.
14TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Frontal lobes of brain
Sabian Symbol: A serpent coiling near a man and a woman.
PALLAS
PALLAS IN SAGITTARIUS
This is an idealistic position. We love to learn and share our ideas and beliefs with others, and will go to great lengths to defend our principles and to reveal our truths.
12TH DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS
Part of Body: Long saphenous veins
Sabian Symbol: A flag that turns into an eagle that crows.
JUNO
JUNO IN VIRGO
Partnership and service are tied together in some significant manner with this position. There may be some resistance to merging fully with a partner, as there is a need to remain independent, separate, and distinct even in a partnership.
16TH DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Groove for inferior vena cava
Sabian Symbol: Children crowd around the orang-utang cage in a zoo.
CERES
CERES IN CAPRICORN
You tend to look after yourself and others rather than seek nurturing. You feel nurtured when you achieve your ambitions. You teach others self-discipline and how to achieve their goals.
29TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Left genicular arteries
Sabian Symbol: A woman reading tea leaves.
HYGEIA
HYGEIA IN LEO
You take pride in your health. You may have hobbies and pastimes linked with health.
16TH DEGREE OF LEO
Part of Body: Left atrium
Sabian Symbol: Sunshine just after a storm.
ASTRAEA
ASTRAEA IN CANCER
You have an inability to let go of your family. You prefer the comfort of your own home to the excitement of an open environment.
9TH DEGREE OF CANCER
Part of Body: Pylorus
Sabian Symbol: A tiny nude miss reaching in the water for a fish.
THE NORTH NODE
THE NORTH NODE IN LIBRA
This is a quest to learn co-operation. You have a tendency to want your own way and to force your opinions onto others. You need to develop selflessness, the ability to share and a sensitivity to the needs of other people.
3RD DEGREE OF LIBRA
Part of Body: Adrenals
Sabian Symbol: The dawn of a new day, everything changed.
THE SOUTH NODE
THE SOUTH NODE IN ARIES
This is a quest to learn co-operation. You have a tendency to want your own way and to force your opinions onto others. You need to develop selflessness, the ability to share and a sensitivity to the needs of other people.
3RD DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Cerebellum
Sabian Symbol: A cameo profile of a man in the outline of his country.
*** ASPECTS TO FIXED STARS ***
*** ASPECTS TO FIXED STARS ***
Transits 9 Aug 2015 – Event Chart
Aspects to Jup 29°Le36 +12°24′
Cnj 00°Vi02 REGULUS*** Majestic, success, (revenge)
Aspects to Hyg 15°Le15 +14°49′
Cnj 15°Le24 DUBHE Loving but forceful
Aspects to Ast 08°Cn07 +19°38′
Cnj 07°Cn24 MIRZAM To have one’s say.
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