Summary:
- The Moon is in Leo all day (until Monday, February 22nd, at 6:24 AM).
- The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Gibbous phase.
- A First Quarter Moon occurred on the 15th, and a Full Moon will occur on the 22nd.
- The Sun spends its first full day in Pisces (the Sun transits Pisces from February 19-March 20).
- Mars is in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mars will retrograde from April 17-June 29).
Times are EST
Horoscopes
Aries
You sometimes struggle with fears or insecurities related to your career and ambitions, dear Aries, with Capricorn on your solar tenth house. You also tend to shoulder a lot of responsibility and rarely ask for favors when it comes to pursuing your professional goals. Pluto has been visiting Capricorn and your tenth house, and this influence brings some intensity to your life. At times, however, this position can magnify the loner quality, and you can feel unsupported and even a little paranoid about your position. To some extent, you do need to be cautious of competition, but you are also learning to let go of excessiveness in this respect. Talking through things with a trusted friend may help ease the pressure you put on yourself. Today is not the best day for laying faith in a love interest. Watch for overly suspicious feelings. Let go of matters you cannot change.
Taurus
Some of your core beliefs and views can be quite traditional or conservative with Capricorn on your solar ninth house, dear Taurus, and with Pluto in this sector in recent years, this is being challenged. There can be times when you feel that giving up certain ideas or embracing new ones is somehow taking something away from your core being or who you are. You are being challenged to expand your mind, although you’d prefer to do that on your own terms, not through conflict, and today you could feel a little self-protective. Allowing for differences in opinion without feeling personally threatened or insulted, and truly listening to other viewpoints, can in fact be rewarding now. The Moon is in your family and home sector all day, and you tend to stick with the familiar.
Gemini
While you are youthful in spirit no matter your age, dear Gemini, there is a part of you that worries about your security as you grow older, and Pluto moving through your solar eighth house (a long-term influence) can at times magnify this tendency. Avoid allowing anxiety and fear undermine you and instead take solid steps to improve your current financial position, with an eye on the future. There are emotional factors involved as well, of course, and these require work. The support you receive from others is evolving, and the changes you experience are bringing you closer to facing your fears, which is ultimately very empowering. Today, avoid competitiveness with people in authority if possible. Simply aim to do your best and improve upon your own personal best. The Moon in your communications sector all day helps keep you busy and mentally engaged.
Cancer
You generally crave dependability and a fair level of predictability in your closest relationships, dear Cancer. With Pluto moving through your partnership sector, a long-term influence, you tend to attract relationship experiences that put you in touch with some of your fears of change, unpredictability, and loss of control in your partnerships. Your first reaction may be to search for ways to regain or maintain control, but attempts to do so can bring about unsettling results. You are moving towards facing your fears and learning to let go as this transit progresses, and this is empowering indeed. Today, avoid getting yourself embroiled in power games that go nowhere. Aim to rise above insecurities. The Moon in your solar second house can be a grounding influence.
Leo
You tend to shoulder work responsibilities automatically, dear Leo, and at times can be a bit of a loner when it comes to your work. It’s not that you are unfriendly with co-workers – quite the contrary – but you are very proud, and have reason to be. However, there are times (like today) when this quality leads you to the feeling that the pressure is all on you. Think about ways to share the load, even while continuing to give it your best, by sharing some concerns with a trusted friend. Don’t allow the pressure you put on yourself to build to a point of boiling over. The Moon is in your sign all day, and emotions seem more colorful and emotional needs more urgent.
Virgo
The Moon is in your house of endings once again, dear Virgo, and you can feel a strong need to stay behind the scenes or to recuperate emotionally from daily pressures. Today’s influences may provide some minor challenge or trigger tensions. When it comes to your love relationships and relationships with your own children, if applicable, your strong sense of pride can often lead you to keep your fears to yourself. With Pluto moving through your solar fifth house (a long term influence), you are learning to face your fears of losing that control and sense of privacy. Consider ways to release some of the pressure by sharing some of your concerns with someone you trust, or in a situation of anonymity. If you keep everything to yourself, the resulting tension can interfere in disruptive ways, particularly in relationships today.
Libra
The Moon is moving through a light, easy sector of your chart, today, dear Libra, but there is some tension that you may need to deal with. With Capricorn on your solar fourth house cusp, you have a strong need for security and dependability on the home front. Without it, you can feel very anxious. This need is so great that it can sometimes obscure your decisions about relationships and jobs, for example. With Pluto moving through Capricorn (a long-term influence), you are likely coming face to face with some of those fears of losing control over your domestic environment. You are learning not to fear change, but to embrace it and adapt to it. This is not an easy lesson, but an important one. Today there can be some tension with family and restrictions. You may be feeling temporarily inhibited. Don’t let fear keep you from new discoveries and important changes in your working life.
Scorpio
Today’s Sun-Pluto challenge can stimulate some tension as you worry about how much clout you have, dear Scorpio. With Capricorn on the cusp of your solar third house, you can sometimes be quite cautious and even guarded in your communications. You have a strong need to “get it right” and do your homework before voicing some of your opinions, as you feel especially uncomfortable if you are discovered as being “wrong”. With Pluto moving through Capricorn (a long-term influence), you are coming face to face with these fears and ultimately learning to let them go. Today, avoid letting ego issues run amok, particularly when it comes to an opinion or viewpoint.
Sagittarius
With Capricorn on your solar second house, dear Sagittarius, you have a rather cautious and conservative streak when it comes to your money and possessions. This trait is not often talked about with Sagittarians, as you tend to have a more carefree and generous spirit, leaving it difficult to guess. Worries about money and security have been magnified in recent years with Pluto moving through this sector of your chart. As inclined as you may be to keep your fears to yourself, it may be helpful to share your concerns with a trusted friend or a professional in order to release some of the pressure. Today, with the Sun aggravating Pluto, there can be worries about security related to the home, family, and money matters. However, the Moon moving through your adventure sector lifts you above minor problems, helping you to find a nice balance between caution and optimism.
Capricorn
You have a strong sense of pride and privacy, dear Capricorn, and there are times when these qualities trip you up, as you tend to shoulder many responsibilities and often avoid sharing the load. You may fear loss of respect if you reveal your vulnerabilities. Pluto’s transit through your sign has at times magnified these tendencies, but ultimately, it encourages you to face your fears of loss of control. In fact, you’re learning that as you loosen your grip on controlling what others see and know about you, you feel more and more personal strength. The Sun’s challenge to Pluto today can stimulate some tension along these lines, but there is good energy for you to learn from your experiences and grow a little as you do.
Aquarius
There can be some frustration today, dear Aquarius, in your interactions with others. You can feel restricted or even under fire. Avoid starting or furthering power games. However, consider that guardedness of your privacy and unwillingness to explore deeper issues may be at the root of tensions now, and whether it’s possible that something you’ve swept under the carpet is better dealt with than avoided. The Moon moving through your partnership sector is good for making amends with others, although you could be feeling less than powerful. Focusing on repairing and improving connections is a good idea, but if that’s taking you nowhere, look for ways to make yourself happy.
Pisces
Some of your finest qualities, dear Pisces, are your loyalty and steadfastness to/with friends. You can keep friendships going longer than most people. However, you can also bear their burdens and hardships, and pride can keep you from sharing problems you are having with a friend. The Sun’s challenging aspect to Pluto in your friendship sector today, as one of the first aspects the Sun makes after entering your sign can point to build-up of this kind of pressure. Consider ways to release some of the pressure without compromising your values so that you go forward in your birthday month freer and more confident. In your daily affairs, pay close attention to detail.
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The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts (for the astrology of the week, see This Week in Astrology):
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Leo
Description: The Moon in Leo
We have a stronger need for appreciation, shows of affection and warmth, and excitement. We are proud and conduct ourselves accordingly. This is a time for having some fun, being creative and childlike, and enjoying life. It’s also a good time for organizing and managing.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 3:41 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cpl Cer
Description: Transiting Moon ContraParallel Transiting Ceres
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 4:45 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Ven
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Venus
There may be emotional epiphanies or displays of affection now. Sentimentality and overindulgence are likely now. Differences in views and feelings with someone can be pronounced and could bother us now. Try to relax and not obsess.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 6:21 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Chi
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Chiron
Hurt feelings may be opportunities for healing. Now is the time for building bridges, not burning them.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 7:28 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Jup
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Jupiter
Self-indulgence is more likely now. We’re not as inclined to consider the consequences of over-eating, over-drinking, or overdoing in general. We may be acting in a haughty manner.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 10:07 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Nod
Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting North Node
There may be the need to pause to adjust things before moving plans forward. We could feel at odds with others on an emotional level. Public relations are not as favorable now.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 2:08 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Cer
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Ceres
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 2:27 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Mer
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Mercury
Relationships can be somewhat strained as responses to one another can be too intellectual/logical or too emotional, swinging between the two.Nervous energy, hypersensitivity. How we feel and what we think can be at odds.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 2:32 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Nep
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Neptune
We could be feeling out of sorts. We are especially sensitive to subtle planes, but may not be able to make sense of what we perceive. We could be impractical just for now.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 4:50 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Pal
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Pallas
We can be at odds with one another over a mental or intellectual matter, belief, or idea now. It takes extra effort to understand one another.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 4:38 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Sun SSq Plu
Description: Transiting Sun SemiSquare Transiting Pluto
Biological urges are powerful right now. We may be tempted to control or manipulate events and people.
Date & Time: 20 Feb 2016 10:05 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Ven SSq Chi
Description: Transiting Venus SemiSquare Transiting Chiron
Self-protectiveness can prevent us from learning from others and getting closer.
LEO STRONG
Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.
AQUARIUS STRONG
Humanitarian, innovative, group conscious, progressive, serving others. Can be rebellious, eccentric, aloof, emotionally superficial, overly extroverted.
PISCES STRONG
Compassionate, sensitive, self-sacrificing, gentle, intuitive. Can be escapist, impractical, hyper- sensitive, gullible.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
EARTH WEAK
There can be a lack of desire, interest, or skills regarding practical affairs. We may not be very much in touch with reality. Difficulties concentrating, grounding ourselves.
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: GIBBOUS
Moon 135 to 180 degrees ahead of the Sun.
We are looking to attach value and meaning to our goals. This is a time for analyzing, questioning, perfecting, and improving.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EST) on February 20th:
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 lifetime).
THE MOON
THE MOON IN LEO
You have an emotional need for praise and attention. Under stress you may show off in order to gain attention, or become arrogant. You may be proud of your mother, or she may be very proud of you.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
OPPOSITION MERCURY Orb 1°09′ Applying
There can be disagreement between logic and feeling, the heart and the head. Relationships can be somewhat strained as responses to one another can be too intellectual/logical or too emotional, swinging between the two. Nervous energy, hypersensitivity.
OPPOSITION VENUS Orb 3°28′ Separating
We may be attempting to please others and ignoring our own needs, or tending to our own needs and alienating others. We can be feeling needy, looking for love or attention outside of ourselves. Indulgence, dissatisfaction.
TRINE SATURN Orb 7°37′ Applying
We are more able to find a balance between our own emotional needs and our responsibilities. This is a strong time for establishing good habits. We are more tolerant, deliberate, and resolute.
QUINCUNX NEPTUNE Orb 1°20′ Applying
We could be feeling out of sorts. We are especially sensitive to subtle planes, but may not be able to make sense of what we perceive. We could be impractical just for now.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN PISCES
You are an imaginative and serene individual. You need to express your fantasies and imagination, and may be a dreamer or be ungrounded.
2ND DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Left calcaneum
Sabian Symbol: A squirrel hiding from hunters.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
CONJUNCTION NEPTUNE Orb 7°41′ Applying
Fantasy plays a strong part in your life, either as a creative channel or as an escape. You are ‘other worldly’, possibly artistic or musical. You may be unclear of your own identity. Try to use your creativity rather than escaping through addictive behaviour.
MERCURY
MERCURY IN AQUARIUS
You are brimming with original and unique ideas. You enjoy exchanging ideas with other people, particularly friends and groups of people. You are an inventive thinker, and may rebel against old and traditional ideas.
10TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Skin of left lower leg
Sabian Symbol: A popularity that proves ephemeral.
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
CONJUNCTION VENUS Orb 4°38′ Separating
We are more agreeable, sociable, and focused on balance and harmony. Conversations flow nicely.
VENUS
VENUS IN AQUARIUS
You enjoy unconventional and odd relationships, which give you the freedom to express your individuality. You enjoy talking more than touching. You enjoy being in a group of friends.
5TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Nerve of right fibula
Sabian Symbol: A council of ancestors.
MARS
MARS IN SCORPIO
You are a passionate warrior. You are dramatic, and may have strong sexual urges. You may make a vengeful opponent.
25TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO
Part of Body: Coccyx, Fallopian tubes
Sabian Symbol: An x ray.
ASPECTS OF MARS
TRINE CHIRON Orb 4°19′ Separating
There is more courage to face problems. Fighting for the underdog. Physical healing can help inner healing, and vice versa.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN VIRGO
You have a strong desire to be of service, and high religious or spiritual ideals. You may also have an obsession with detailed perfection.
21ST DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Cystic duct
Sabian Symbol: A girl’s basketball team.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
SQUARE SATURN Orb 4°56′ Applying
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.
TRINE PLUTO Orb 3°44′ Applying
You are enthusiastic about so many things, and have ambition to succeed. You naturally find yourself in leadership positions and react well to them.
OPPOSITION CHIRON Orb 0°33′ Applying
This can be a time when we are hungry for meaning and understanding, but it can be difficult to align ourselves with a personal philosophy or belief system that truly reflects our core. We might be led astray by beliefs and ideas now, or we might experience some form of crisis of faith.
CONJUNCTION THE NORTH NODE Orb 1°25′ Separating
Your current life challenge is to embrace adventure. You may find yourself in situations which inspire you to see the big picture. Inspiring others, possibly through preaching or teaching, may be part of your life’s destiny. Benevolent groups may also play a key role.
SATURN
SATURN IN SAGITTARIUS
Saturn in Sagittarius asks us to take on the responsibility of living according to our personal truths and principles, and to be loyal to these. This is a time for turning a critical eye to those beliefs and principles that don’t accurately reflect our authentic selves. (December 23, 2014 to June 14, 2015, then September 17, 2015 to December 20, 2017)
16TH DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS
Part of Body: Left iliac vein
Sabian Symbol: Sea gulls watching a ship.
ASPECTS OF SATURN
TRINE URANUS Orb 2°23′ Applying
You have a talent for investigation. You look at new ideas and are able then to put them into action. In business you achieve much in your own independent way.
SQUARE CHIRON Orb 4°23′ Separating
There can be fears now of not being competent or effective enough to meet our responsibilities, or we could find it hard to strike out on a unique path, again due to fears or insecurities. The desire to break from the status quo is strong, but we may not have the necessary confidence to do so. We may have difficulties empathizing with others and understanding ourselves.
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).
18TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Nerve connections – synapses
Sabian Symbol: An empty hammock.
ASPECTS OF URANUS
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 1°11′ Separating
A time for making sweeping changes and for adapting to changes in order to progress. This is a time for revising, altering, overhauling, and purging. We can experience tension, fear, and pressure, but also a sense of liberation from over-attachments and situations that have been holding us back from growth.
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).
17TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Condyle of left tibia
Sabian Symbol: A girl surreptitiously bathing in the nude.
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).
20TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Right fibula muscle
Sabian Symbol: A table set for an evening meal.
ASPECTS OF CHIRON
CONJUNCTION THE SOUTH NODE Orb 1°59′ Applying
You have a tendency to become stuck in a mire of self-pity, seeing only the pain and suffering in life. You need to develop the caring and sensitive side of your nature for the good of others.
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.
24TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Zygomatic muscle
Sabian Symbol: An open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia.
PALLAS
PALLAS IN AQUARIUS
Your mind can be brilliant, original and insightful. You are able to quickly grasp new ideas and apply them to the future. You fight for your ideals, and humanitarian or political causes.
11TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Right cruciate ligaments
Sabian Symbol: A man tete-a-tete with his inspiration.
JUNO
JUNO IN SCORPIO
You want an intense and sexual relationship. You want your partner’s total attention and demand a high degree of sensuality.
15TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO
Part of Body: Cowper’s glands
Sabian Symbol: Children playing around five mounds of sand.
CERES
CERES IN PISCES
You feel most cared for when experiencing at-one-ment with the world. You care for others by relieving their pain. You have compassion for your loved ones.
9TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Right metatarsals
Sabian Symbol: The race begins: a jockey spurs his horse to great speed.
THE NORTH NODE
THE NORTH NODE IN VIRGO
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
22ND DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Gall-bladder
Sabian Symbol: A royal coat of arms.
THE SOUTH NODE
THE SOUTH NODE IN PISCES
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
22ND DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Achilles tendon of right foot
Sabian Symbol: A man bringing down the new law from sinai.
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*** CONJUNCTIONS TO FIXED STARS ***
Transits 20 Feb 2016 – Event Chart
Aspects to Mar 24°Sc11 -17°28′
Cnj 24°Sc01 AGENA The pain of learning
Aspects to Plu 16°Cp40 -20°53′
Cnj 16°Cp51 RUKBAT Steadiness and strength.
Aspects to Jun 14°Sc51 -07°29′
Cnj 15°Sc18 ZUBEN ELGENUBI Positive social reform
Aspects to Nod 21°Vi50 +03°14′
Cnj 21°Vi50 DENEBOLA To go against society
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