Summary:
- The Moon is in Taurus all day (until Monday, February 15th, at 9:34 AM).
- The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Crescent phase.
- A New Moon occurred on the 8th, and a First Quarter Moon will occur early tomorrow.
- Mercury is direct and moves out of its shadow today.
- Mercury spends its first full day in Aquarius (Mercury transits Aquarius February 13-March 5).
Times are EST
Horoscopes
Aries
Mercury is now transiting your sector of wishes, hopes, and dreams, dear Aries, until March 5th. Mercury entered this house of your solar chart in early January, but then turned retrograde and quickly retreated. This can mark a time of a fresh start with a friend or a long-term project. During this cycle, your curiosity about friends and associates increases. You may spend more time networking, connecting, gathering ideas, and considering alternatives. Today, although you may struggle with a bit of wanderlust or unusual desires, overall you’re seeking out some peace and quiet – and steadiness!
Taurus
Mercury has reached the top of your solar chart, dear Taurus, and in the coming weeks (until March 5th), you’ll find that you’re especially goal-oriented in your thoughts. You may be thinking more frequently about where you’re headed, and you’re more inclined to plan ahead. You’re also a little more aware of how others are receiving you and your ideas. This is likely to increase further when Venus enters the same sector in a few days. It’s a generally good time for professional interests, communications, and relationships. Open the lines of communication. The Moon transits your own sign all day, stimulating an open pipeline to your emotional needs.
Gemini
Mercury has moved into harmony with your sign, dear Gemini, and in just three days, Venus will follow suit. The Sun is already in the same sector of spirit and learning, encouraging a more free-spirited approach to the world. While this may not be the most detail-oriented, conscientious period, it’s a strong time for considering other needs beyond the material world. You’ll find yourself straying from routine and mundane thinking now, as you entertain more lofty ideas. This is a fine time for optimistic thinking, and you are likely to notice an easier flow of communication. Today, the Moon is tucked away in your privacy sector, stimulating a need for down time or some form of retreat from the hectic pace of life.
Cancer
Mercury has moved into your intimacy sector, dear Cancer, where it will transit until March 5th. The Sun is already a guest here, and Venus will join them on the 16th. This brings a stronger focus on your inner world and close relationships. There can be more concern with making changes within that will affect how you approach your life. This is a good time for making sense of some of your habits, tendencies, and gut reactions. This can also be a time for dealing with tricky power dynamics in a relationship, or other matters of sharing, including financial matters. The Moon is in your social sector all day, however, and this points to a need for some emotional refreshment through light interactions with friends and networks.
Leo
Mercury is now transiting your opposing sign, dear Leo, where it will stay until March 5th. The Sun is already here, and Venus will move into the sign in just a few days, making partnerships, negotiations, compromise, and balance important themes in your life now. This is an excellent time for discussions with a partner or special friend. You’re more likely to seek out company, particularly of the one-on-one variety, and you are in a great position to strengthen, repair, improve, and make connections. This will be even more apparent once Venus moves into your partnership sector as well (on the 16th). Today, the Moon is at the top of your solar chart, encouraging you to focus on priorities and goals.
Virgo
Mercury is now transiting your solar sector of work, health, and habits, dear Virgo, and will spend time in this house until March 5th. The Sun is already here, and Venus will move into this sector in just three days, increasingly drawing your attention to details, routines, and practical affairs. This is a good time for sniffing out and then fixing small problems, organizing your life in important ways, paying more attention to bodily concerns and needs, and updating skills. The details count now, more than usual, and it’s a fine period for making important edits and adjustments that will get you back on track and in a healthier position to enjoy your life. The Moon’s presence in your adventure sector today, however, suggests that you also need to feed your spirit. While you can’t entirely escape the demands of daily life now, do find small ways to break the routine.
Libra
Now and until March 5th, Mercury is transiting in harmony with your sign, dear Libra. This stimulates an easier, more natural flow of communication. Your ideas are received well, and others may be admiring your intelligence and wit. You are looking for fun forms of mental stimulation now, and may find yourself attracted to, and attracting, people who are compatible with you on a mental or intellectual level. The Sun is already in this sector of romance, pleasure, and entertainment, and soon Venus will join in (on the 16th), placing even more emphasis on self-expression, creativity, and hobbies. The coming weeks should be vibrant as you allow the more playful side of your nature to emerge.
Scorpio
Mercury is now transiting your home and family sector, dear Scorpio, and will spend time there until March 5th. Venus will follow suit in three days, and with the Sun already in this same area of your solar chart, this is a great time for focusing on family needs and domestic matters. Attention to your personal life is important now. Efforts towards closing the usual gap between feeling and thought can be successful now. It’s a good time, generally speaking, for opening up the lines of communication with loved ones, for decorating or entertaining in the home, and for connecting with basic, emotional needs. The Moon in your partnership sector today suggests a stronger need for company, although its opposition to Mars in your sign this evening can point to a brief struggle between independence and attachment.
Sagittarius
Mercury has moved into your communications sector, dear Sagittarius, where it will stay until March 5th. The Sun is already here putting a spotlight on making connections, learning, diversifying, and adding more variety to your life. Venus will move into this same sector in three days, placing even more emphasis on communications. This is generally a good time for reaching out to others, picking up new interests or renewing old ones, and for studies of all kinds. You are expressing yourself with more charm, persuasion, and style. The Moon’s transit of your work and health sector today adds to the busy, connected feel of this cycle.
Capricorn
Now and until March 5th, Mercury is transiting your resources sector, dear Capricorn, increasing your ability to sort out your practical affairs and to make informed decisions about money and personal possessions. The Sun is already in this house of your solar chart, and Venus will move in on the 16th, further reinforcing a theme of seeking out stability, comfort, and security in your life. This is a time when you take special pleasure in building and developing, with your eye on the long term. You have the chance to really connect with what you truly value, making determination of your priorities quite effortless.
Aquarius
Mercury is now transiting your sign, dear Aquarius, and will continue to do so until March 5th. Your thoughts are more forward-looking now, decisions are easier, and you can feel as if you are stepping out of mental fog. Mercury had entered your sign in early January, but quickly turned retrograde and retreated. Plans or new initiatives at that time may now return and get your attention once again. New information can emerge that brings more clarity to your life or general direction. Venus will enter Aquarius in just three days, and you can experience a mini reawakening. Confidence builds. In the coming weeks, you may have an impulsive charm that attracts others to you. The Moon’s presence in your home and family sector today, however, suggests that you are in need of some extra reassurance or security before pushing forward.
Pisces
The Moon is in your communications zone all day, dear Pisces, keeping you on your toes. You are likely to seek out more mental stimulation in your life. Even so, Mercury is now transiting your privacy sector, and will continue to do so until March 5th. The Sun is already in this area of your solar chart, and Venus will move in on the 16th, suggesting a real push towards getting extra rest as well as time to yourself to meditate, think, and process recent events. You may be seeking out ways to express those feelings and ideas that have not yet taken form, or that have been difficult to articulate. In the coming weeks, you can be mentally “somewhere else” more than usual as you sort out your feelings.
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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: 14 Feb 2016 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Taurus
Description: The Moon in Taurus
This is a time for settling in, establishing and maintaining routines, and consolidating existing projects. We are building and developing. We crave predictability, stability, and security. This time favors ongoing projects and activities more than new ones.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 6:49 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Jun
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Juno
Something can be revealed or learned about our relationships. There can be hypersensitivity and moodiness. Temptations to manipulate or control others if we are driven by fear.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 8:03 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Sat
Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Saturn
This is a brief period of uncertainty, guilt, fear of not performing well, fear of rejection, a feeling that others will not support or fulfill our needs/desires, or a sense that something can’t be achieved. Patience is a virtue right now. Otherwise we might succumb to feelings of frustration and sadness. All good things come to those who wait.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 10:26 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Plu
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Pluto
This can be a good time for getting loans, for taking care of business, and for dealing with money matters. It’s also good for getting in touch with feelings and managing them effectively. There can be a boost to our intimate life, creative impulses, and self-understanding. Events occurring now might involve some kind of karmic repayment or benefit. We could discover new information, hidden information, or a lost item. This is a time for recycling – seeing new uses for old items. True feelings come to the surface.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 1:05 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cpl Sun
Description: Transiting Moon ContraParallel Transiting Sun
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 3:34 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Chi
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Chiron
We are more emotionally present and involved. We more easily hone in on problem areas and want to fix them. Synchronicity is a feature of our daily life right now. Tune in and enjoy the spiritual signposts.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 6:12 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Jup
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Jupiter
We want to do good and to honor our inner code. We don’t sweat the small stuff right now. We are generous with our energy, time, and money. A great time to take up new feel-good opportunities. Show your confidence and optimism and reap the rewards.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 7:12 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Mar
Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Mars
We may be acting on impulse now, and if we’ve been holding back our feelings, they might burst up and out now. There can be touchiness, we can be temperamental, but also courageous. There could be domestic conflict or a conflict within ourselves (whether or not to express something, or to act upon a desire).
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 7:55 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Nod
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting North Node
A good time for dealing with the public, for making connections, and for taking positive steps towards a personal or professional goal. You are able to make changes. This is a feel-good time for embracing new opportunities.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 12:55 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Jup Qnx Ves
Description: Transiting Jupiter Quincunx Transiting Vesta
We may have trouble with motivation levels, or finding meaning in, our work, projects, and obligations at this time. Alternatively, we may recognize now that we have taken on too much, and now feel overloaded.
Date & Time: 14 Feb 2016 5:08 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Ves Pll Nod
Description: Transiting Vesta Parallel Transiting North Node
TAURUS STRONG
Stable and enduring, strong values, unyielding, earthy, acquisitive, strong desires. Can be stuck, stubborn, overly possessive, self-indulgent.
CAPRICORN STRONG
Disciplined, responsible, reliable, industrious, conscientious, practical, achieving. Can be pessimistic, overly conventional, rigid, materialistic, callous.
AQUARIUS STRONG
Humanitarian, innovative, group conscious, progressive, serving others. Can be rebellious, eccentric, aloof, emotionally superficial, overly extroverted.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE WEAK
We are not very goal-oriented right now, or motivation to pursue our goals may be waning/lacking. Changes feel overwhelming. Enthusiasm may be low, we argue less, and we think more than we take action.
EARTH STRONG
We are especially in touch with the physical world. We consider what we’ve learned and experienced in the past in order to make the most of the present. We can be cautious, practical, and possibly unimaginative. We are deliberate and can pace ourselves well. We need hands-on experience and are not impressed with theory as much as we are with results. Routines are tolerable and comforting.
BALANCE OF MODES
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: CRESCENT
Moon 45 to 90 degrees ahead of the Sun.
This is an eager, impulsive, and progressive time. We are motivated and ready to take on challenges.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EST) on February 14th:
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 TAURUS
This is a time for settling in, establishing and maintaining routines, and consolidating existing projects. We are building and developing. We crave predictability, stability, and security. This time favors ongoing projects and activities more than new ones.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
OPPOSITION MARS Orb 4°05′ Applying
We may be acting on impulse now, and if we’ve been holding back our feelings, they might burst up and out now. There can be touchiness, we can be temperamental, but also courageous. There could be domestic conflict or a conflict within ourselves (whether or not to express something, or to act upon a desire).
TRINE JUPITER Orb 3°39′ Applying
We can be motivated to honor our inner code. We don’t sweat the small stuff right now. We are generous with our energy, time, and money. A great time to take up new feel-good opportunities. Show your confidence and optimism and reap the rewards.
TRINE PLUTO Orb 0°54′ Separating
We can be quite focused now, driven by our goals and ambitions and motivated to put problems behind us. We might happily pour ourselves into a current passion or interest, and could find it easy to get to the bottom of things.
SEXTILE CHIRON Orb 2°05′ Applying
There can be new or easy understanding of our feelings and impressions now. We have a greater understanding of, or compassion for, others’ problems. We are more emotionally present and involved.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN AQUARIUS
You are unconventional, friendly, unpredictable and innovative. You like originality and may become rebellious.
26TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Right fibula
Sabian Symbol: A hydrometer.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
SQUARE MARS Orb 3°55′ Separating
You love to take risks and can be accident prone. You have difficulty discerning the difference between assertion and aggression. You may believe that you are simply stating your own case clearly, while others claim that you are being pushy. You need to find a healthy outlet for your enthusiasm and energy.
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.
1ST DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Right tibial nerve
Sabian Symbol: An old adobe mission.
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
CONJUNCTION VENUS Orb 4°00′ Separating
We are more agreeable, sociable, and focused on balance and harmony. Conversations flow nicely.
VENUS
VENUS IN CAPRICORN
You are shy in relationships. You will form relationships slowly, but they are likely to be enduring. You may not form close relationships early in life, but later will have solid and committed relationships. You are responsible with your money and possessions.
27TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Deep nerves
Sabian Symbol: A mountain pilgrimage.
ASPECTS OF VENUS
TRINE JUPITER Orb 5°51′ Separating
You have a talent for putting other people at their ease. Your natural enthusiasm is contagious. Your larger-than-life schemes have a habit of always paying off.
MARS
MARS IN SCORPIO
You are a passionate warrior. You are dramatic, and may have strong sexual urges. You may make a vengeful opponent.
22ND DEGREE OF SCORPIO
Part of Body: Ethmoid bone
Sabian Symbol: Hunters starting out for ducks.
ASPECTS OF MARS
SEXTILE JUPITER Orb 0°25′ Separating
You can create opportunities to achieve your personal goals. You will always be able to find the energy level you require.
TRINE CHIRON Orb 2°00′ 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.
22ND DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Gall-bladder
Sabian Symbol: A royal coat of arms.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
SQUARE SATURN Orb 5°58′ 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 4°34′ 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 1°34′ 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 0°58′ 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°30′ 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′ Applying
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°06′ 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)
9TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Right metatarsals
Sabian Symbol: The race begins: a jockey spurs his horse to great speed.
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 2°33′ 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.
22ND DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Cheek muscles
Sabian Symbol: The gate to the garden of desire.
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.
9TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS
Part of Body: Skin of right lower leg
Sabian Symbol: A flag turned into an eagle.
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.
7TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Right talus
Sabian Symbol: A cross lying on rocks.
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.
23RD DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Capsule and ligaments of liver
Sabian Symbol: A lion-tamer rushes fearlessly into the circus arena.
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.
23RD DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Achilles tendon of left foot
Sabian Symbol: A `materializing medium’.
*** CONJUNCTIONS TO FIXED STARS ***
*** ASPECTS TO FIXED STARS ***
Transits 14 Feb 2016 – Event Chart
Aspects to Jup 21°Vi05 +04°50′
Cnj 21°Vi50 DENEBOLA To go against society
Aspects to Plu 16°Cp30 -20°54′
Cnj 15°Cp31 VEGA Charismatic, magical, lucky
Cnj 16°Cp51 RUKBAT Steadiness and strength.
Aspects to Jun 14°Sc24 -07°47′
Cnj 15°Sc18 ZUBEN ELGENUBI Positive social reform
Aspects to Nod 22°Vi03 +03°08′
Cnj 21°Vi50 DENEBOLA To go against society
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